Title of Product:

Images of Medieval Art and Architecture England: Durham Cathedral

Image of the product:

Name of Author(s): Dr Alison Stones

Name of Producer: University of Wales, Newport

Language/s of Product: English

Website of the product: vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/England/durham/Cathedral/Maindurhamcath.html

Target Group: General public, teachers and students 11+

Overall Evaluation: excellent

Objectives & Structure:
Open site with excellent collection of photographs, plans and drawings of the Cathedral. The site would allow teachers and students opportunities to study in detail parts of the Cathedral either prior to or after a visit.
It has five sections each containing between four and twelve detailed images. Each of these are clickable to see and enlarge or print.

Description of contents:
A good visual resource divided into five broad sections Plans and Drawings, Exterior, Interior, ”Furnishings”, Other Monastic Buildings.

Evaluation and Comments:

Description of how the website can be used with the students::
The site could provide a basis for discussion; material for research; motivation; and opportunities for both autonomous and group learning.
Students could study the architecture in some detail through the illustrations chosen and use these to support written work or as preparatory to visual responses.
The plans and drawings link directly to aspects of Design Technology

Comments::
This is a basic visual site that would support a student visit to the Cathedral.
It has also got other examples of British and European architecture for comparison and analysis

Evaluation Date: 30.06.08

Name of teacher: Stef Gabrysch, Peter Hooper

Name of School: Queen Elizabeth School

Country: UK

Subjects Taught: Art