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Medieval History

Librarian:
Elizabeth Bennett
Office: Firestone B-10-P
Phone: 609-258-0496

Core Resources

Indexes books and journal articles on the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Interdisciplinary bibliography of the European Middle Ages, covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in the period 400-1500.
Indexes articles and other materials pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 400-1700. Includes articles, reviews, bibliographies, catalogs, editions, abstracts, discographies, and notes.

Important Resources

Illustrated collection of over 57,000 authoritative biographies of people who shaped the history of Great Britain, from the 4th century BC to those who have died in the previous few years.

Related Resources

Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.
Journal articles and essays about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
In Principio    
Indexes the beginning words or line of Latin texts dating from their origins to the Renaissance. Particularly useful in identifying texts in manuscripts.
Index Islamicus  (1906+)  
Indexes literature in European languages on Islam, the Middle East and Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. Includes over 2,000 journals, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews.
Provides searchable full-text access to UK Statutes back to 1235, Statutory Instruments back to 1671, Local Acts back to 1797, and a collection of Private Acts back to 1539. Some material is provided in PDF format.
Standard encyclopedia for medieval studies. Covers all of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
System for collecting and making accessible on the internet information on historical book resources, linked to a virtual library of digitized documents. The service is financed by the National Library of the Czech Republic.
Digital edition of manuscripts of some of the most important works of European travel writing from the later medieval period.
Images of 6th-18th century manuscripts from the historic Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Strengths are Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman & Middle-English texts, and English illuminated manuscripts. Subjects represented include literature, theology, music, medieval travelogues and maps, apocalypses, bestiaries, royal ceremonies, historical chronicles and Bibles.

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