In-Depth Research Guide: Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Librarians for Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Jacqueline B. Fitzpatrick, Research & Instruction, x3497
Brooke Henderson, Collections, x3258
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Online Medieval & Classical Online Medieval & Classical Library is maintained at the Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE by Douglas B. Killings. This address provides a search engine to the digital texts of the most important literary works of Classical & Medieval civilization.
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Arthurian Dictionary by Charles and Ruth Morrison. Clapp Ref PN685 .M6 (1978)
Bibliography of Medieval Drama by Carl J. Stratman. Clapp Ref Z5782 .A2S8 1972 (2nd Edition)
Cambridge Medieval History (10 vols.)., edited by H.M. Gwatkin. Clapp Ref D117 .C3 & D117 .C32
Classical Myths and Legends in the Middles Ages and Renaissance: A Dictionary of Allegorical Meanings by David Brumble. Clapp Ref PN669 .B78 1998
Dictionary of Medieval Heroes: Characters in Medieval Narrative Traditions and Their Afterlife in Literature, Theatre, and the Visual Arts, edited by Willem P. Gerritsen & Anthony G. van Melle. Clapp Ref PN682 .C5 V35/3 1998
Dictionary of Medieval Romance and Romance Writers by Lewis Spence. Clapp Ref PN669 .S6 (1913)
Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature by Jay Ruud. Clapp Ref PN669 .R88 2006
Dictionary of the Middle Ages, Vols. I-XIII., edited by Joseph R. Strayer. Clapp Ref D114 .D5 (1982)
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, Vols. 1 & 2, edited by Andre Vauchez. Clapp Ref D114 .E53 2000
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance is a 6 volume title published by Scribner in association with the Renaissance Society of America. Clapp Ref CB361 .E52 1999
Encyclopedia of World History; Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. Edited by William L. Langer. Clapp Ref D21 .L27 1972
Introduction to Medieval Literature, Chiefly in England; A Reading List & Bibliography by Roger S. Loomis. Clapp Ref Z2012 .L86 (1948 - 2nd Edition)
Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia, edited by Richard K. Emmerson. Clapp Ref D115 .K49 2006
Larousse Encyclopedia of Ancient and Medieval History, edited by Marcel Dunan. Clapp Ref D59 .L373
Medieval Christian Literary Imgery: A Guide to Interpretation by Robert E. Kaske. Clapp Library Z6517 .K38 1988
Medieval Latin Palaeography: A Bibliographical Introduction by Leonard E. Boyle. Clapp Ref Z106 .B68 1984
Medieval Literature of Western Europe: A Review of Research, Mainly 1930-1960. Published for MLA by the New York University Press, 1966. Clapp Library PN671 .F5
Medieval Rhetoric: A Select Bibliography by James J. Murphy. Clapp Library Z7004 .R5 M87 1989 (2nd Edition)
Medieval Scholarship: Biographical Studies on the Formation of a Discipline (Vols. 1-3) , edited by Helen Damico & Joseph Zavadil. Clapp Ref D116.5 .M43 1995
Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia/ Editors: Thomas F. Glick, Steven J Livesey, Faith Wallis. Clapp Ref Q124.97 .M43 2005
Progress of Medieval & Renaissance Studies in the United States & Canada. 25 Bulletins (1923-1960) from the Univ. of Colorado, Boulder. Clapp Ref Z6203 .P96
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Academic Search Premier - the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database. Dates of coverage vary by title
AH Search: Arts & Humanities Citation Index contains articles that cite certain authors in the arts and humanities (1980 +)
L'Annee Philologique is an ongoing international bibliography that covers all aspects of classical studies from prehistory to the Middle Ages. Vols. 40-72, 1969-2001).
ArticleFirst has articles and/or abstracts in all scholarly fields and popular culture (1990 +).
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals is a database of architecture, archeology, planning, interior design, and historic preservation abstracts (1977 +).
Bulletin Bibliographique de la Societe Internationale Arthurienne (Bibliographical Bulletin of the International Arthurian Society): 1944-1999, No. 1-51 . Clapp Library Z8045 .I5.
Feminae: Medieval Women & Gender Index Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays. Descriptions of illustrations, tables, different centuries, and geographic aresa are included. The MFI is a collaboration between the Haverford and the University of Iowa libraries.
International Medieval Bibliography, 1967-1999 from the University of Leeds in Leeds, England. Clapp Ref Z6203 .I63. Clapp Ref Z6203 .I63.
Iter is a bibliography of articles & reviews drawn from over 400 medieval & renaissance journal titles, covering 400-1700 A.D.
JSTOR is a collection of full-text humanities, social science, and natural science journals. The years will vary from the the first issues of listed journal titles but NOT the latest five years.
Periodical Index Online (formerly Periodical Contents Index/PCI) is an index to articles published in over 4,500 periodicals, in as many as 40 languages, and covering topics in the humanities and social sciences.
Project Muse is another full-text database culled from academic journals in the humanities and social sciences. The articles are taken from the latest 5 years of journal titles.
Renaissance Forum An Electronic Journal of Early-Modern Literary and Historical Studies.
Other databases may be useful for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs and get some customized suggestions.
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Britannica Online An excellent electronic resource for background information.
CERES: Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service. Details and reviews new developments in electronic resources for research in the Renaissance, as well as relaying calls for papers and conference programmes.
Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts is the illustrated and searchable catalog Western illuminated medieval and Renaissance manuscripts held in the British Library. Each manuscript has an electronic description and a selection of captioned images.
Digital Collection of Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts: Free Library of Philadelphia This collection includes two different sorts of objects --- complete manuscript books (codices) & separate leaves and cuttingsfragments separated from their original contexts.
Digital Scriptorium is a collection from various libraries of the images found in the Census of Petrarch Manuscripts.
Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516 is a massive Internet project providing a descriptive list of the more than 2,100 markets & 2,500 fairs in England & Wales, c. 900-1516 CE. Samantha Letters, of the University of London, Centre for Metropolitan Research, is using the pre-1974 designations for English counties, listing markets & fairs by town within the counties.(15 English counties, along with Welsh towns, had been entered by the end of 2001).
Internet Medieval Sourcebook edited by Paul Halsall, the ORB Sources editor, at Fordham, provides a variety of medieval Internet sources.
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies: Sponsored by Georgetown University.
Middle English Compendium has been designed to offer access & inteconnectivity among three Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, & a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as other links to an associated network of electronic resources.
NetSerf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources is an ever-expanding site that lists various online resources dealing with the medieval world. There is an excellent link to a Medieval Glossary on the left side of the opening page.
The Online Medieval & Classical Library is an electronic collection of the most important literary works of Classical & Medieval civilization.
The ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies is an academic site maintained by medieval scholars. There are six major sections and articles cover medieval history, philosophy, religion, music, architecture, language, & religion.
Treasures in Full: Caxton's Chaucer, 1st & 2nd editions, is another free online resource developed by the British Library. A reader can examine the original texts, read background information, check a bibliographic reference section, and examine other links on Caxton and Chaucer
Wellesley College Library • IS • Jacqueline Fitzpatrick • last modified: January 25, 2008