This page is a collection of links organized especially
for the use of Mr. Yerman' C.H.S. World History students.

You may click here to go to these sections:
European Renaissance  |  Learning Latin Language |  Poetry - Sonnet Form
Murals and Muralists | Utopias and Utopianism | Designing the H.S. of the Future

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The European Renaissance

The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
Here are the paintings of the great Renaissance master, leonardo da Vinci.

Electric Renaissance: Pictures
Pictures of the great artists of the European Renaissance are available here.

Renaissance Architecture Images
Listed by subject, title and description, which requires exploration by the person browsing the collection. "The images included in this collection were scanned from slides taken by Professor C. W. Westfall and used in his survey course, Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (ARH 102), University of Virginia, School of Architecture, Department of Architectural History."

Renaissance Art Images and Links
Many examples of art from the Renaissance and afterward. Please note that the images are gathered into time periods, with links to sections covering different periods of the renaissance.

Treasures of Saxon State Library: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
From a Library of Congress exhibit: The rich and diverse collection of manuscripts owned by the Saxon State Library. (These are beautifully illustrated pages from ancient books, created during the Renaissance, or just prior to it.)
The Perspective Technique In Art.

Renaissance Art and Mathematical Perspective
Subtitled: Early Attempts to Depict the Real World in Art, this website offers many examples of this technique in Renaissance paintings. From the online book where you will find additional examples and explanations:  The Art of Renaissance Science.

Perspective Drawing: How to Do It
Shows how to draw using the technique of perspective. "Suppose you want to draw a railroad track that vanishes into the distance. The rays from the points a given distance from the eye along the lines of the tracks are projected to the eye. The angle formed by these rays decreases with increasing distance from the eye. The picture below shows an overhead view of an observer (camera or eye) looking down the the track."
 

Learning the Latin Language

Allen and Greenough Latin Grammar
Do you want to learn how to write in Latin? This is an online presentation on learning Latin. Lots of information is available for those wishing to learn to write Latin.
 

Poetry In the Sonnet Form

The Sonnet in England
Here is just might be everything one might want to know about the sonnet form of poetry, which originated in Renaissance England. "The 1893 revised text of the essay is copied from The Sonnet in England and Other Essays by James Ashcroft Noble."
 

Murals and Muralists

Latino Murals
Representations of Latino mural art.

Chicano Mural Tour
"A tour of selected Chicano murals in Los Angeles. You are about to see murals that express the dreams, achievements, aspirations and cultural identities of the Mexican American community in Los Angeles."

El Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
El Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Carrillo Gil resguarda una importante coleccion de arte moderno, en la que se encuentra obra de Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera y David Alfaro Siqueiros, entre otros, asi como un amplio gabinete de Ukiyo-e de los siglos XVIII al XX. La coleccion sigue creciendo e incluye una notable seccion de arte contemporaneo.

Diego Rivera Web Museum
Pintor muralista, fue uno de los grandes artistas del Siglo XX. Nació en la ciudad de Guanajuato y en 1892 se trasladó a México con su familia. Estudió en la academia de San Carlos y en el taller del grabador José Guadalupe Posada, cuya influencia fue decisiva. Más adelante recibió en París la influencia del post-impresionismo y del cubismo, en cuyo lenguaje se expresó con soltura.
 

Designing the High School of the Future

High School of the Future: Specifications
Chico Unified School District specifications for the facility of a new high school are described here. Please note the links to details at the bottom of the page.
 

Utopias and Utopianism

Utopia Defined, With HyperLinks
Jorn Munkner explains the meaning of "utopia" as part of his exhibition "Iceberg: Utopia, Dystopia, and Myopia in the Late-19th Century".

Utopian Studies (Orwell, etc.)
Collection of links to sites and articles on utopian ideas, from "nostalgic intersection of Victorian flim-flam and cyber-whatnot.".

AT&T and Disney to build high tech community of the future
News release by AT&T, regarding the building of a Disney planned community, called Celebration.

Celebration Utopian Community Examined by College Professor
"To truly understand Celebration, the issues that it raises and the tradition out of which it has emerged, one must first understand Walt Disney's original plan for a utopian community in Florida"

Disney Development's Newest Project, Celebration, FL
All about the plans. "Celebration will be a true planned community including a downtown, health center, school, post office, town hall, golf course, single family homes, townhouses and apartments. Disney used the services of top-name architects in developing the plans for Celebration."

Best Practices Database
Learn here how various organizations have helped move modern society toward an "ecological utopia." The urban solutions database addresses many issues of concern. Common areas are divided by Project Category, and then further by sub-category. Each organization submitting a record to the database was asked to choose up to three main categories from the list. Within the main categories, they could choose as many sub-categories that applied.

Renew America Environmental Success Index
The Environmental Success Index may be searched on several criteria. To find entries that interest you, enter a City or State in the appropriate field below, or select an entry from one of the other fields. Then, click the "Search" button. You may narrow your search by entering more than one selection, for example, your state, and the Program Focus in which you are interested.