These sites will help you find out more about the portions of northern central Europe that would later be unified as Germany.
Clear introduction to the history of Germany from its earliest years to the 17th century. Part of a larger work on the country of Germany produced by the Library of Congress; a public domain document online here at the Medieval History site.
Albrecht Altdorfer was a painter, engraver, and city architect. Article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Aachen, or Aix-la-Chapelle in present-day Germany, was the site of Charlemagne's favorite palace. This three-page article from the 1911 Encyclopedia describes the town, its attractions and its history.
This extensive overview by Kelley L. Ross, Ph.D includes numerous maps, tables and genealogical charts, all on one page. Please give this exceedingly large document time to load before using the hyperlinked table of contents.
This concise overview of the history of painting in Germany is well-hyperlinked to biographies and artwork from 15th- and 16th-century German artists. Nicely done at the Web Gallery of Art.
