Croatia is a small country with a big heritage. Did you know that Saint Jerome and Joseph Haydn were both Croats? Did you know the country boasts many Roman ruins? That for centuries Croatia successfully warred against Venice for control of the eastern Adriatic? That the neck tie (cravat) is of Croatian origin? Croatians are proud of their heritage, and there are many fine websites available because of this!
Dubrovnik is a very old port city in southern Dalmatia.
This is a collection of articles on the history, culture, and daily life of medieval Croatia. It is designed to be a resource for historical recreation that will help make having a Croatian persona more fun. We hope you will be enriched through this page, and that you may find comments or resources to help enrich this page for others.
Maintained by Walraven van Nijmegen - vespirus@socrates.berkeley.edu
This page last updated 7 August 2000
General
Croatia Homepage (General Information)
Croatia: an overview of its History, Culture and Science
Croatian Emigrants (LOTS of links!)
Facts on Croatia
Hrvatski Drzavni Arhiv (Croatian National Archive)
Journal of Croatian StudiesRegions
Dubrovnik Homepage
Istria Homepage (mostly for tourists; does not work in some browsers)
History
Croatian History Links
National Histories
Croatia Chronology (614-1990)
Regional Histories
Historical Outline of Croatian History
History of Croatia: Povijest Hrvatske
A review of the historical development of the Republic of Croatia
Short Croatian History (with list of famous Croatians)Chronology of Dubrovnik
Ancient History
Short Historical overview of Istria and especially Pula
The Vukovar Area in the PastPrehistoric Archaeology in Croatia
Maritime History
Salona (Illyrian city)
The Ancient IllyriansCroatian Mariners in the New World
People & Biographies
Croatian Shipbuilding History
Korcula Hosts Reenactment of Medieval Naval Battle (report on this reenactment of a 1298 battle)Croats at European Universities in the Middle Ages
Ianus Pannonius (Ivan Cesmicki) (1434-1472)
Ivan Gundulic (1589-1638)
Marin Drzic (1508-1567)
Society
Contribution of Croatians to Western Culture
Institute of Ethology and Folklore ResearchArt
Croatian Art (History)
Clothing
Croatian Folk Art
Povijest Hrvatske (with pictures of several early stone and wood artefacts)History of Costume (19th cent. Dalmatia)
Food
Traditional Bridal CostumesCroatian Cook Book
HeraldryCroatian Coat of Arms
Language
Croatian Genealogical and Heraldic Society (California)
Heraldry of the Southern Slav States (national and provincial arms)Croatian Dictionary (with short history of the language)
Music
Croatian Language
Croatian Language & Literature Page (lots of links!)
The Croatian Language in Liturgy
The History of the Croatian LanguageCroatian Music
Poetry
Chords for Croatian Folk Songs
Department for History of Croatian Music (Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts)Croatian Poetry in the Middle Ages
Scripts: Cyrillic & GlagoliticCroatian Glagolitic Script
Croatian Cyrillic Script
Facsimiles of Croatian Glagolitic Books
Glagolitic Fonts
Obshtezhitie : webpage for the study of cyrillic and glagolitic manuscripts and early printed books
References related to Croatian Glagolitic and Cyrillic
Resources
Names and Naming Practices
Early Croatian Given Names
SCA Alternate Titles
Heads of State of Croatia (626-1996)
Lists of the Heads of State & Croatian Bans
Common Expressions
Basic Croatian Phrases
Maps
Maps of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Images and PhotosDubrovnik - Historical Monuments
Porec - city of the VI c. Euphrasius Basilica
Rab Island - pictures & history
Split - city of Diocletian's Palace
Neighboring Cultures
Bosnia
Bosnia-Herzegovina History
Hungary
Seals and Coins of Bosnian RulersHungary Knowledge Page
Serbia
The Fall of the Medieval Kingdom of Hungary by G. Perjes
Hungary -- A Brief History by István Lázár
Hungary -- A Short History by C. A. Macartney
A Short History of Austria-HungaryMedieval Serbia
SloveniaGenealogy and Heraldry in Slovenia
Venice
Slovenian National InsigniaThe Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
History of Venice and Italy
Venezia e il Mare (Venice and the Sea; in English, Italian, & Greek)
Virtual History of Venice