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Greek Manuscript, Constantinople, 2nd half of the 11th Century

The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY/Art Resource

MUSIC

Lady From Alatsata

Associated Production Music

The Leif Spot

MAP

Viking map showing travels of Leif Ericson

World Book Map

PICTURE

Typical Viking settlement

World Book Illustration

DESIGN ELEMENT

Shields

World Book Illustration

PICTURE

Viking warriors

World Book Illustration

Conqueror’s Institute

PICTURE

Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery on linen by unknown artists, William the Conqueror Center, Bayeux, France

© Erich Lessing, Art Resource

PICTURE

Battle of Hastings, detail of the Bayeux tapestry

William the Conqueror Center, Bayeux, France/ Barnaby’s Picture Library, London

DESIGN ELEMENT

Various shields

World Book illustration

PICTURE

Basil II Manuscript illustration.

Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy

SCALA/Art Resource

Official Site of the Jaguar Jaws

DESIGN ELEMENT

Mayan Ball Player statue

© Erich Lessing, Art Resource

PICTURE

Mayan Stele

About A.D. 800. Stone. 6 ft. (1.8 m) high. Ruins of Copan, Honduras

©Justin Kerr

BACKGROUND DESIGN ELEMENT

Maya writing, Codex Tro-Cortesianus

Museo de America, Madrid, Spain (Ampliaciones y Reproducciones MAS)

The Hipp View

PICTURE

Adapted from a drawing by Paul Brown from The Horse, ©1943, used with permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons

World Book diagram

DESIGN ELEMENT

Bottom of a horse’s hoof

World Book Illustration

PICTURE

Hippodrome sculptural relief

SEF/Art Resource

The Great Ghana Empire: Traveler’s Guide

PICTURE

Gold mask from the Ghana Empire

Werner Forman Archive/Art Resource

MONASTIC SCRIPTORIUM

PICTURE

Monk in a scriptorium, detail of a French manuscript; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Granger Collection

PICTURE

Illustration from the Tale of Genji (Painting)

The Granger Collection

BACKGROUND DESIGN ELEMENT

Kyushu, Japan

(c) Burt Glinn, Magnum

DESIGN ELEMENT

Greek Manuscript, Constantinople, 2nd half of the 11th Century

The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY/Art Resource

MUSIC

Gregorian Chant

Associated Production Music