Medieval Studies: A Selective Guide To Resources
This is a highly selective guide to general resources for studying the civilizations of the Middle Ages. The following general guides will lead you to research materials for more detailed topics such as Canon law, Latin paleography, medicine, numismatics, etc. The Library of Congress Subject Headings at the end of the individual sections should lead you to additional materials.
I. General Guides for Medieval Studies
Caenegem, R. C. van. Guide to the Sources of Medieval
History. Amsterdam; New York: North-Holland; New York:
distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier/North
Holland, 1978.Translation of Encyclopedie van de
geschiedenis der Middeleeuwen. Series Title: Europe
in the Middle Ages, v. 2. [NOTE: See other volumes in
this series]
Davis Reference Desk D117.C2213
Crosby, Everett Uberto. Medieval Studies: A
Bibliographical Guide. New York: Garland, 1983.
Although in need of updating, this is a very detailed
guide for Medieval Studies covering a breadth of topical
and geographical areas.
Davis Reference Desk Z5579.5.C76 1983
Medieval Studies: An Introduction. Ed. James M.
Powell. 2nd ed. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press,
1992.
Davis Reference D116.M4 1992
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library.
Humanities Division. Medieval and Renaissance Studies: A
Location Guide to Selected Reference Works and Source
Collections in the Libraries of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Louise M.
Hall. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina,
1967.
Davis Reference Z6517.N6 1967
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Civilization, Medieval-Bibliography
Middle Ages-Historiography
Middle Ages--History--Sources--Bibliography
II. Major Encyclopedias for Study of the Middle Ages
The Coptic Encyclopedia. (8 v.) Aziz S. Atiya, editor in chief. New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Collier Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1991.Davis Reference BX130.5.C66 1991
Dictionary of the Middle Ages. (13 v. + suppl.) Joseph R.
Strayer, editor in chief. New York: Scribner,
1982-1989.
Davis Reference D114.D5 1982
The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill, 1960-.
New ed. in progress.
Reference holds both print and CD versions.
Davis Reference Electronic Resource CD-ROM
Davis Reference DS37.E523 (unbound issues in fascicle
file)
The Encyclopedia of Religion.(15 v.) 2nd ed. Editor in
chief, Lindsay Jones. Detroit : Macmillan Reference USA, 2005.
Davis Reference BL31 .E46 2005
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. (2 v.) Ed.
André Vauchez, in conjunction with Barrie Dobson and
Michael Lapidge; English translation by Adrian Walford.
Paris: Cerf; Cambridge, Eng.: J. Clarke; Rome: Città
nuova, 2000.
Davis Reference CB351.E53 2000
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. (6 v.) Ed. Paul F.
Grendler. New York: Scribner's published in association
with the Renaissance Society of America, 1999.
Davis Reference CB361.E52 1999
Lexikon des Mittelalters. (9 v.) [hrsg. von Robert
Auty ... et al.] München; Zürich: Artemis-Verlag,
[1971]-1999.
Davis Reference D101.5.L49
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. (3 v.) Alexander
P. Kazhdan, editor in chief. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1991.
Davis Reference DF521.O93 1991
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (10 v.)
General editor, Edward Craig. London; New York: Routledge,
1998.
Davis Reference has both the print and CD versions.
Davis Reference B51.R68 1998/p
Davis Reference Electronic Resource CD-ROM
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Byzantine Empire--Civilization-Dictionaries
Civilization, Medieval-Dictionaries
Coptic Church--Dictionaries
Middle Ages--Dictionaries
Middle Ages--History--Dictionaries
III. Selected Specialized Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Broughton, Bradford B. Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry: Concepts and Terms. New York: Greenwood, 1986.Davis Reference CR4505.B76 1986
__________. Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and
Chivalry: People, Places, and Events. New York :
Greenwood Press, 1988.
Davis Reference CR4505.B76 1988
Dizionario degli istituti di perfezione.P(9 v.) Ed.
Guerrino Pelliccia and Giancarlo Rocca. Roma: Edizioni
Paoline, 1974-.
Davis Reference BX2420.D59
Echols, Anne. An Annotated Index of Medieval Women.
New York: M. Wiener; Oxford: Berg, 1992.
Davis Reference CT3220.A56 1992
Encyclopedia of Monasticism. (2 v.) Ed. William M.
Johnston. London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999.
Davis Reference BL631.J856 1999
Hillenbrand, Carole. The Crusades: Islamic
Perspectives. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999.
Davis Reference D157.H655 1999
Key Figures in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Richard K. Emmerson, editor ; Sandra
Clayton-Emmerson, associate editor.
New York : Routledge, 2006.
Davis Reference D115 .K49 2006
Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Pam J.
Crabtree. New York: Garland, 2001.
Davis Reference D125.M42 2001
Medieval England: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Paul E.
Szarmach, M. Teresa Tavormina, Joel T. Rosentha. New York:
Garland, 1998.
Davis Reference DA129.M43 1998
Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Ed. William W.
Kibler ... et al. New York: Garland, 1995.
Davis Reference DC33.2.M44 1995
Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia. Ed. John M. Jeep.
New York : Garland, 2001.
Davis Reference DD157.M43 2001
Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Ed. E. Michael Gerli. New York: Routledge, 2003.
Davis Reference DP99 .M33 2003
Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. Sean Duffy, editor. New York : Routledge, 2005.
Davis Reference DA933 .M43 2005
Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Josef W. Meri, editor.
New York : Routledge, 2006.
Davis Reference DS36.85 .M434 2006
Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. (2 vols.) Christopher Kleinhenz, editor. New York : Routledge, 2004.
Davis Reference DG443 .M43 2004
Medieval Jewish Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Norman Roth, editor. New York : Routledge, 2003.
Davis Reference DS124 .M386 2003
Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Phillip
Pulsiano. New York: Garland, 1993.
Davis Reference DL30.M43 1993
Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages: An
Encyclopedia. Ed. John Block Friedman and Kristen
Mossler Figg. New York: Garland, 2000.
Davis Reference D114.T73 2000
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Archaeology, Medieval -- Dictionaries
Chivalry - Dictionaries
Christianity and other religions -- Islam
Civilization, Medieval - Encyclopedias
Commerce - History - Medieval, 500-1500
Islam - Relations -- Christianity
Knights and knighthood - Dictionaries
Monasticism and religious orders--Encyclopedias
Prosopography --Europe
Travel, Medieval - History - Encyclopedias
Women--Europe--Biography--Dictionaries
Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500--Dictionaries
IV. Current Medieval Serial Bibliographies/Indexes
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, Xe-XIIe siècles. Poitiers, France: Université de Poitiers, Centre d'etudes supérieures de civilisation médiévale,1958-.Davis CB3.C3
Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des
Mittelalters. Marburg/Lahn: Simons, 1950-. [Continues:
Deutsches Archiv für Geschichte des
Mittelalters]
Davis DD126.A1 D4
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index (formerly
Medieval Feminist Index. [Web Resource]
Feminae covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays
in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the
Middle Ages.
International Medieval Bibliography. Leeds, Eng.:
University of Leeds; Minneapolis: Dept. of History,
University of Minnesota, 1967-.
This bibliography of the European Middle Ages (c.
450-1500) has been produced in print form since 1968 by the
International Medieval Institute (University of Leeds).
Coverage is drawn from over 4,000 periodicals as well as
from miscellaneous collections of conference proceedings,
essay collections, and Festschriften.
Article Databases & More
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Toronto: Iter, Inc., 1997?-.
Online bibliography and index to journal and monographic
literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
(400-1700). Also includes Iter Italicum, a census of
uncataloged or incompletely cataloged manuscripts.
Article Databases & More
Medieval Feminist Index.
See
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Medioevo Latino. "Bolletino bibliografico della
cultura europea dal secolo VI al XIII." Bibliographical
appendix to: Studi medievali, 20 (1979)- Vol. 1 indexes the
literature for 1978. Spoleto: Centro italiano di studi
sull'alto Medioevo, 1980-.
Davis Reference Electronic Archive Serial 10-224 ((vols. 1/1980-10/1989 + 17/1996)
Davis Reference Z7026.M4 1978-
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Civilization, Medieval-Periodicals
Europe--Civilization--476-1492--Bibliography
Latin philology, Medieval and modern
--Bibliography
Middle Ages--History-Periodicals
Middle Ages-Bibliography
V. Electronically Available Indexes by Subject (coverage not limited to the Middle Ages). Use the Research by Subject link from within Article Databases on the Library Homepage to identify relevant indexes/databases by subject.
Art Full Text via Wilson Web.
Covers more than 300 key international, English-language
arts publications, includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum
bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition
listings, interviews, and film reviews. Indexing from 1984; Full Text from 1997
Article Databases & More
Art Index Retrospective Via Wilson Web
Art Index Retrospective cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929 and 1984.
Article Databases & More
Bibliography of the History of Art. Santa Monica,
CA: J. Paul Getty Trust; Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy,
France: Centre national de la recherche scientifique],
1973-.
Covers European and American art from late antiquity to
the present; indexes and abstracts art-related books,
conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and
dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500
periodicals.
Article Databases & More
Index of Christian Art. Princeton, NJ: Princeton
University, Dept. of Art and Archaeology, 1991-.
Indexes more than 18,000 works of art from early apostolic
times to AD 1400. Emphasis is on art of the western world,
including manuscripts, metalwork, sculpture, painting, and
glass. Indexing is provided for theme/iconography, artist,
location, school or style and other categories. Records
include bibliography, references to reproductions and a
growing number of links to images. Contains all of the
works electronically indexed by the archive since 1991 when computerization started.
Article Databases & More
See International Medieval Bibliography , Iter and print indexes (above) Note: Historical period of coverage for Historical Abstracts is 1450 A.D. to present.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and
Literature. (ABELL). Alexandria, VA:
Chadwyck-Healey, 1998-.
ABELL indexes secondary materials for English-language
literatures, 1920-present. Includes reviews of scholarly
books.
Article Databases & More
MLA International Bibliography. New York: Modern
Language Association of America, 1921-.(Title varies)
Index to articles in literature, languages, linguistics,
and folklore from several thousand journals and series
published worldwide. Also covers relevant monographs, book
chapters, dissertations, working papers, proceedings, and
bibliographies. Attempts to provide coverage of all
literatures excepting Classical Greek and Latin. Excludes
book reviews.
Article Databases & More, 1926-Present (with some earlier indexing and linking
to
JSTOR articles.
International Index to Music Periodicals. (IIMP).
Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, 199-.
IIMP covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from
the most scholarly studies to the latest crazes. IIMP Web
provides online access to the information in more than 375
current international music periodicals from over 20
countries, and retrospective citations dating back as far
as 1874.
Article Databases & More
Music Index. Warren, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press,
1949-. (Publisher varies)
Indexes over 600 international periodicals about music. A
broad range of subjects is covered including: composers and
performers, the history of music, forms and types of music,
and music instruments. Book reviews, music reviews, and
reviews of performances are indexed, and first performances
and obituaries are noted. The online version of Music Index
provides coverage from 1979; earlier issues are available
in print at the Music Library.
Article Databases & More 1979-
Music Reference 1949-
RILM Music Abstracts. New York: RILM, 1967-.
RILM Music Abstracts is the file of the
Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale.
RILM offers citations in 202 languages, including original
language titles, title translations in English, full
bibliographic information, abstracts in English, and
in-depth subject indexes. All formats of scholarly works
are included -- articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs,
dissertations, films and videos, conference proceedings and
more.
Article Databases & More
Philosopher's Index. Bowling Green, OH: Philosophy
Documentation Center, Bowling Green University,
1940-.
The Philosopher's Index provides indexing and
abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related
fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social
philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and
metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of
law, religion, science, history, education, and
language.
Article Databases & More
Index Islamicus. East Grinstead, West Sussex, Eng.:
Bowker-Saur, 1994-.
A bibliography of publications on Islam and the Muslim
world since 1906, not restricted to religion.
Davis Reference Z7835.M6 L6
Article Databases & More
ATLA Religion Database Via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
The ATLA Religion Database is the major index to journal articles, book reviews,
and essay collections in the field of religion. It covers over 1,400 journals,
including over 600 being currently indexed, and nearly 16,000 collections of
essays. The equivalent print indexes are Religion Index One: periodicals,
1949-present; Religion Index Two: multi-author works, 1960-present; Research in
Ministry, 1981-1996; Index to Book Reviews in Religion, 1949-present; and Methodist
Reviews Index, 1818-1985. (Source: Vendor website.)
Article Databases & More
VI. Selected Retrospective Bibliographies for Medieval Studies
Davidson, Linda Kay. Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages: A
Research Guide. New York: Garland, 1993.
Davis BV5067.D38 1993
Frey, Linda. Women in Western European History: A Select
Chronological, Geographical, and Topical Bibliography.
V. 1: From antiquity to the French Revolution.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982-
Davis Reference Z7961.F74 and suppl. Z7961.F74 1982 Suppl
Paetow, Louis John. A Guide to the Study of Medieval
History. Errata compiled by Gray C. Royce and an
addendum by Lynn Thorndike; prepared under the auspices of
the Mediaeval Academy of America. Millwood, NY: Kraus
Reprint, 1980. Reprint of 1917 ed.
Supplemented by: Boyce, Gray Cowan.Literature of
Medieval History, 1930-1975: A Supplement to Louis John
Paetow's A Guide to the Study of Medieval History.
Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, 1981.
Davis Reference Z6203.P25 1980 Supp.
Repertorium fontium historiae Medii Aevi. [At head
of title: Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo.
Unione internazionale degli istituti di archeologia, storia
e storia dell'arte di Roma. Based on Bibliotheca
historica Medii Aevi by A. Potthast... Rome: apud
Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1962-.
Davis Reference Z6203.P6
v. 1 - 8
Toronto Medieval Bibliographies. University of
Toronto. Centre for Medieval Studies. Toronto; Buffalo:
University of Toronto Press, 1967 -. Search series title in
the Online Catalog, toronto medieval
bibliographies.
Call numbers vary
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Christian pilgrims and
pilgrimages--History--Bibliography
Church history--Middle Ages,
600-1500-Bibliography
Middle Ages--Bibliography
Women--Europe--History--Bibliography
VII. General Histories of the Middle Ages
The Cambridge Medieval History. (8 v.) Planned by J.
B. Bury, edited by H. M. Gwatkin and J. P. Whitney. New
York: Macmillan, 1911-36.
Davis Reference D117.C3
The New Cambridge Medieval History. Ed. Rosamond
McKitterick. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995-.
[v.2 c.700-c.900; v.3 c.900-c.1024; v. 5 c.1198-c.1300; v.6
1300-1415; v.7 c.1415-c.1500.] [in progress]
Davis Reference D117.N48 1995
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Middle Ages--History
Europe--History--476-1492
Mas Latrie, L. Trésor de chronologie d'histoire
et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des
documents du moyen âge. New York: Stechert
Hafner, 1962.
Davis Reference D114.M139 1962
Storey, R. L. Chronology of the Medieval World, 800 to
1491. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1973.
Davis Reference D118.S855 1973
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Chronology, Historical
Middle Ages--History-Chronology
IX. Selected Atlases for Medieval Study
Anderson, Charles S. Augsburg Historical Atlas of
Christianity in the Middle Ages and Reformation.
Minneapolis: Augsburg Pub. House, 1967.
Davis Reference G1796.E4 A5 1967
Atlas of the Medieval World. Rosamond McKitterick.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Davis Reference D117 .M35 2004
Beinart, Haim. Atlas of Medieval Jewish History.
(Translation of: Atlas Karta le-toldot 'am
Yišra'el bi-Yeme ha-benayim) New York: Simon
& Schuster, 1992.
Davis Reference G1034.B413 1992
An Historical Atlas of Islam = Atlas Historique de l'Islam. Edited by Hugh Kennedy.2nd, rev. ed.
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
Davis Reference Atlas Case G1786.S1 H6 2002
Hooper, Nicholas. Cambridge Illustrated Atlas of
Warfare: the Middle Ages,768-1487. Cambridge; New York:
Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Davis Reference G1034.H6 1996
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Civilization, Islamic-History-Maps
Ecclesiastical geography--Europe-Maps
Islamic countries-Civilization-Maps
Islamic countries-Historical geography--Maps
Jews--History--70-1789--Maps
Military history, Medieval--Maps.
Military art and science--History--Medieval,
500-1500--Maps.
Middle Ages--Maps.
X. A Selection of Medieval Latin Dictionaries
Du Cange, Charles Du Fresne. Glossarium ad scriptores
mediæ & infimæ graecitatis, in qvo
græca vocabula novatæ significationis, aut usus
rarioris, barbara, exotica, ecclesiastica, liturgica,
tactica, nomica, jatrica, botanica, chymica explicantur,
eorum notiones & originationes reteguntur ... E
libris editis, ineditis veteribusque monumentis. Accedit
Appendix ad glossarium mediæ & infimæ
latinitatis, unà cùm brevi etymologico linguae
gallicæ ex utroque glossario . (2 v.) Lugduni, apud
Anissonios, J. Posuel, & C. Rigaud, 1688.
Davis Reference PA1125 .D8
Lexicon recentis latinitatis: Editum cura operis fundati
cui nomen latinitas. (2 v.) Carolus Egger, moderator;
Adelaidis Maria Giannangeli, compositioni praeposita. In
urbe vaticana: Libraria Editoria Vaticana, 1992-
Davis Reference PA2914.L495 1992
Stelten, Leo F. Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin: With
an Appendix of Latin Expressions Defined and Clarified.
Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995.
Davis Reference PA2891.D53 1995
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Catholic Church--Liturgy--Dictionaries
Latin language--Church Latin--Dictionaries
Latin language, Medieval and
modern--Dictionaries
Latin language, Postclassical--Dictionaries
Liturgical language--Latin-Dictionaries
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings for other Medieval Language Dictionaries
Arabic language-Dictionaries
Celtic languages
English language-Old English, ca.
450-1100-Dictionaries
English language-Middle English,
1100-1500-Dictionaries
French language-To 1500-Dictionaries
German language-Old High German,
750-1050-Dictionaries
German language-Middle High German,
1050-1500-Dictionaries
Italian language-To 1300--Dictionaries
Occitan language-Dictionaries
Spanish language-To 1500-Dictionaries
XI. Directory of Medieval Scholars
Répertoire international des
médiévistes. Alternate Title:
International Directory of Medievalists. Poitiers :
Université de Poitiers, Centre d'études
supérieures de civilisation médiévale,
1965-. (Irregular; latest in Reference)
Davis Reference Z6203.R4
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Medievalists--Directories
XII. Searchable Collections of Primary Texts
Increasingly, individual texts and collective bodies of texts are being digitized and made available for searching electronically. Those listed below may include solely Medieval texts or may be broader in scope but inclusive of Medieval texts.
ADMYTE: Archivo digital de manuscritos y textos
españoles. Madrid: Micronet, 1992-.
Computer version of significant Spanish manuscripts and
published texts before 1615.
Davis Ref Electronic Archive CD-ROM 10-81
Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature: ACLL-1: Royal Irish
Academy Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic
Sources. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1994.
Contains the texts processed thus far from the corpus of
Celtic-Latin literature from the period 400-1200 as part of
the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Medieval Latin
from Celtic Sources project.
Davis Ref Electronic Resource CD-ROM: 10-135
ARTFL Project. Chicago: University of Chicago, American
and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language,
1981-.
A full-text retrieval database of classical French
writings. Users can create a dictionary and frequency count
of words used in a text, trace origins of words or phrases
back through the 17th century, etc. The database includes
literary works, political tracts, philosophical writings,
and technical treatises. Also includes a database of
Provencal Poetry and Textes de Français Ancien
(TFA).
Article Databases & More
The Bible in English. Alt. Title: Bible in English
(990-1970). Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey,
1997-.
Contains twenty versions. In addition to the twelve
complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two
Gospel works and William Tyndale's New Testament,
Pentateuch and Jonah translations.
Article Databases & More
Cetedoc Library of Christian Latin Texts.(5th ed. called: Library of Latin texts)
Turnhout,Belgium: Brepols, 1991-.
Latin texts with translations in English, French, German,
and Italian, chiefly from the following corpora: Corpus
Christianorum. Series Latina; Corpus Christianorum.
Continuatio Medievalis; Corpus Christianorum
ecclesiasticorum Latinorum; Patrologiae cursus completus.
Series Latina; Patrologiae Latinae supplementum; Sources
chrétiennes; S. Bernardi opera omnia; and: Biblia
sacra juxta vulgatam versionem.
Davis Reference Electronic Resource CD-ROM Serial 10-77
La divina commedia [interactive multimedia] / Dante Alighieri ;
edizione multimediale interattiva su Cd-Rom a cura di Gualtiero e Roberto Carraro ;
apparati e commenti: Umberto Bosco e Giovanni Reggio.
3 CDs: [1] Inferno -- [2] Purgatorio -- [3]
Paradiso.
Searchable multimedia version of Dante's La Divina
commedia, with notes and criticism by Bosco and Reggio,
links from the text to illustrations and representations of
Dante's "cosmo" and "viaggio", readings of each Canto by:
Giorgio Albertazzi, Tino Carraro, Antonio Crast, Carlo
D'Angelo, Arnoldo Foà, Achille Millo, Romolo
Valli.
Davis Ref Electronic Archive Interactive Multimedia 10-14
Letteratura italiana Zanichelli: CD-ROM dei testi della
letteratura italiana. Alt. Title: LIZ. Bologna:
Zanichelli; [S.l.]: Olivetti Education, 1993.
The LIZ database consists of nearly 400 works of Italian
literature, representing over 100 major and minor
authors.
Davis Ref Electronic Archive CD-ROM 10-51
Literature Online (LION) Via Chadwyck-Healey. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, 1996-.
Provides access to more than 260,000 fully searchable
literary texts in English and American literature spanning
1400 years. In addition it contains some major reference
tools, secondary sources, biographies, and bibliographies.
It also offers a master index of web sites selected for
their quality and range of literary materials. See also
individual LION collections: English Poetry (600-1900) and
English Drama (1280-1915).
Article Databases & More
MEMDB: Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank
The Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank is a project established at Rutgers
University and originally cosponsored by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), Inc.
Its aim is to provide scholars with an expanding library of information in electronic
format on the medieval and early modern periods of European history, circa 800-1815 C.E.
MEMDB contains five large data sets, three pertaining to currency exchanges and two
pertaining to prices.
Middle English Compendium. Alternate title: MEC.
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan, 1998-.
"The Middle English Compendium has been designed to offer
easy access to and interconnectivity between three major
Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version
of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of
Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED
bibliographies, and an associated network of electronic
resources."
Article Databases & More
Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Ed. Georg Pertz.
Hannover and Berlin, 1826-.
A fundamental, comprehensive collection of sources for
medieval history and the outstanding series for the German
Middle Ages. In many volumes. Full contents are listed in
Repertorium Fontium Historiae Medii Aevi, v.1
Davis Reference Z6203.P6
Davis Folio DD3.M8
Past Masters. Alternate title: InteLex Past
Masters. Charlottesville, VA: InteLex Corp.,
2000-.
Searchable collection of classic texts in philosophy.
Employs Folio VIEWS, a text management program that offers
view processing, text searching and retrieval, and
hypertext linking. NB: Some philosopher's collected works
(e.g., Aristotle and Aquinas) are in English
translation.
Article Databases & More
Patrologia Latina Database. Alexandria, VA:
Chadwyck-Healey, 1996.
An electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul
Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844
and 1855. The Patrologia Latina comprises the works
of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the
death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. In 221 volumes, it
includes most major and early medieval theology,
philosophy, history and literature. The Patrologia
Latina Database contains all the prefatory material,
original texts, critical apparatus, indexes, and
illustrations in the Patrologia Latina.
Article Databases & More
Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia: Cum hypertextibus in
CD-ROM. Alternate title: Index Thomisticus
Manager. Ed. Roberto Busa. Milano: Editoria Elettronica
Editel, 1992.
"This CD-ROM contains the complete works of Thomas Aquinas
(ST ...) all in Latin, and divided into 118 units or
writings.... They are followed by another 61 medieval Latin
writings (AA), connected in some way with, and congruous
to, the former."
Davis Ref Electronic Archive CD-ROM 10-82
XIII. Selected Manuscript Catalogs
Manuscripts are fascinating but a law unto themselves in terms of bibliographic control. The list below represents only the briefest of introductions to some of the major sources and examples of the types of sources available for identifying and locating manuscript and archival materials related to the Middle Ages. Catalogs may represent manuscripts in a particular library , individual collections within a manuscript collection, manuscripts in a country, in a particular language, on a particular topic, or those that can be dated, to note a few examples.
British Library. Department of Manuscripts. Catalogue of
Dated and Datable Manuscripts c.700-1600 in the Department
of Manuscripts, the British Library. London: British
Museum Publications for the British Library, 1979.
A list of 953 manuscripts including descriptions.
Davis Reference Z6621.B837 B74 1979
British Library. Dept. of Manuscripts.
Index of
Manuscripts in the British Library. Cambridge; Teaneck,
NJ: Chadwyck-Healey, 1984-.
A invaluable index to the huge number of catalogs of the
original collections (Cotton, Harley, etc.) and of
Additions.
Davis Reference Z6621.B84
Fitzgerald, Wilma. Ocelli Nominum: Names and Shelf Marks
of Famous/Familiar Manuscripts. Toronto, Ont., Canada:
Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1992.
Davis Reference Z6601.F58 1992
Index general des manuscrits decrits dans le Catalogue
general des manuscrits des bibliotheques publiques de
France. Ed. Michael Popoff. Paris: References,
1993.
Indexes this massive set of catalogs, also in Davis
Reference, through volume 63, 1983.
Davis Reference Z6620.F8 F7 Index
Ker, N. R. Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing
Anglo-Saxon. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957.
Another admirably thorough list of manuscripts, regardless
of location, and including lost manuscripts and those
produced by Continental scribes.
Davis Reference Z6605 .A56 K4
Ker, N. R. Medieval Manuscripts in British
Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Presss,
1969-1992.
A listing, arranged geographically, with meticulous
descriptions of manuscripts in libraries other than the
British Library, the National Libraries of Scotland and
Wales, the Bodleian Library, and the Cambridge University
Library.
Davis Reference Z6620.G7 K4
Kristeller, Paul Oskar. Latin Manuscript Books before
1600: A List of the Printed Catalogues and Unpublished
Inventories of Extant Collections. 4th ed. Rev. by
Sigrid Kramer. München: Monumenta Germaniae Historica,
1993.
A major resource, its usefulness now enlarged by the
Microfilm Corpus of Unpublished Inventories of Latin
Manuscripts through 1600 A.D. New London, CT:
Renaissance Society of America, 1987. (Guide, Reference
Z6601.A1 C72 1987, film located at Duke); and Microfilm
Corpus of the Indexes of the Printed Catalogues of Latin
Manuscripts before 1600 A.D. New London, CT:
Connecticut College Bookstore, 1982 (Guide and Film Davis
Microforms 1-4781)
Davis Reference Z6601.A1 K927 1993
Library of Congress. Processing Dept. British
Manuscripts Project: A Checklist of the Microfilms Prepared
in England and Wales for the American Council of Learned
Societies, 1941-1945. Washington: Library of Congress,
1955.
The index to 2,652 reels of film reproducing nearly
5,000,000 pages of manuscripts and some rare printed
materials in major public and private collections in
England and Wales. UNC has scattered reels but all are
available through interlibrary loan.
Davis Reference Z6620.G7 U5; also in Music Reference and
the North Carolina Collection)
Means, Laurel. Western Manuscripts from Classical
Antiquity to the Renaissance: A Handbook. New York:
Garland , 1981.
Davis Reference Z105.B73
Ricci, Seymour de. Census of Medieval and Renaissance
Manuscripts in the United States and Canada. New York:
H.W. Wilson, 1935-40.
A list by state and city, with brief descriptions of
around 12,000 items.
Davis Reference Z6620.U5 R5 and Supplement 1962
Texts and Calendars: An Analytical Guide to Serial
Publications. Ed. E.L.C. Mullins. London: Royal
Historical Society, 1958.
An analytical guide to texts and calendars related to
English history issued in publications such as the Rolls
series, Historical Manuscript Commission reports, and the
publications of numerous societies.
Davis Reference Desk Z2016.M8; followed by Texts and
Calendars II…1957-1982.
Davis Reference Desk Z2016.M82 1983
World Survey of Islamic Manuscripts. Ed. Gregory
Roper. London: Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation,
1992.
Manuscripts in about 100 countries, in a wide range of
Islamic languages, in both public and private
collections.
Davis Reference Z6611.I84 W96
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Civilization, Islamic--Manuscripts--Library
resources--Directories.
Civilization,
Islamic--Sources--Catalogs--Bibliography.
Germany--History--To 1517--Sources.
Great Britain--History--Sources-Bibliography
Islam--Manuscripts--Library
resources--Directories.
Manuscripts, English (Old)--Catalogs.
Manuscripts, Latin--Catalogs--Bibliography.
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and
modern)--Catalogs--Bibliography.
Manuscripts, Medieval--Great Britain.
Manuscripts--Catalogs--Bibliography.
Manuscripts--France--Indexes.
Manuscripts--Great
Britain--Bibliography--Catalogs.
Manuscripts--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Manuscripts--United States--Bibliography.
Paleography--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
XIV. Electronic Finding Aids for Manuscripts
In Principio: Incipit Index of Latin Texts = Incipitaire
des textes latins = Index lateinischer Textanfänge.
Database produced by the Institut de recherche et d'histoire
des textes, C.N.R.S., Paris and the Hill Monastic Manuscript
Library, Collegeville, MD. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols,
1998.
A database of 750,000 incipits from the files of the
Institut de recherche et d'histoire des textes and the Hill
Monastic Manuscript Library, covering Latin literature from
the pre-classical age to the Renaissance.
Davis Ref Electronic Resource CD-ROM: 10-168
Iter Italicum accedunt alia itinera: A Database of
Uncatalogued or Incompletely Catalogued Humanistic
Manuscripts of the Renaissance in Italian and Other
Libraries. Compiled by P.O. Kristeller; consultant
editor, Luciano Floridi. Leiden ; New York: E.J. Brill,
1995.
This database contains the complete and unaltered material
published by Brill in 6 vols. as Iter italicum by P.O.
Kristeller between 1963-1992.
Also available under Article Databases & More as part of
the
Iter database.
Davis Ref Electronic Archive CD-ROM 10-134
Manuscripta Mediaevalia
Manuscripta Mediaevalia provides online access to brief descriptions of thousands
of medieval manuscripts held in major European libraries, universities, and other
repositories. You can browse individual manuscript catalogs (the "Kataloge"), or
search in a comprehensive database ("Datenbank") by Keyword, Incipit, or Named Person.
Some 70 selected manuscripts are also available for viewing in digitized format.
Article Databases & More
Scientific and Medical Writings in Old and Middle
English: An Electronic Reference. Linda Ehrsam Voigts
and Patricia Deery Kurtz. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan
Press, 2000. Series: Society for early English and Norse
Electronic Texts. Series B; 1.
Provides information on more than 8,500 texts from the
earliest significant body of technical and learned writing
in English. Features Old and Middle English manuscripts
found in American and British museums and libraries.
Searchable by author, subject, title, translator,
manuscript, and bibliographical data. Includes six
indices.
Davis Ref Electronic Archive CD-ROM 10-403
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Humanists--Manuscripts--Union lists--Databases.
Incipits--Databases.
Manuscripts, Latin--Indexes--Databases.
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and
modern)--Indexes--Databases.
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Union
lists--Databases.
Medicine, Medieval--Manuscripts--Union lists.
Science, Medieval--Manuscripts--Union lists.
XV. Locating Medieval Manuscripts At UNC-Chapel Hill & Beyond
As indicated above, cataloging of individual manuscripts and manuscript collections is very inconsistent. The list below attempts to locate Medieval manuscripts in microform held by UNC-Chapel Hill. The second reference is to a web site of manuscript facsimiles held at UNC. Keyword searching in the catalog may also yield results, e.g.: (medieval or latin or greek) and manuscripts and microfi? [truncated form retrieves microfilm or microfiche].
The WorldCat database ("Article Databases & More") is a union catalog of approximately 60 million records, including books, archives and manuscripts, computer files and other materials. Keyword searching in WorldCat may identify mss. not held by UNC-Chapel Hill.
Medieval Resources: Materials Available at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Davis Library,
Microforms Department. [Alternative Title: Medieval
Resources on Microforms.] Revised by Maureen St.
John-Breen, with assistance from Alice Blackwell, Karen
Kletter, and Katherine Thornton. Chapel Hill: University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Microforms
Collection, 2001.
Davis Reference CB351.U55 2001
Davis Microforms Coll Folio CB351.U55 2001
Facsimiles of Medieval Manuscripts and Incunabula in
UNC's Library Holdings. Created & maintained for the Carolina
Association for Medieval Studies:
NOTE: Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings
Middle Ages--Sources--Bibliography--Microform
catalogs
Civilization,
Medieval--Sources--Bibliography--Microform catalogs
Literature, Medieval--Bibliography--Microform
catalogs
Manuscripts, Medieval--North Carolina--Chapel
Hill--Microform catalogs
Manuscripts on microfilm--North Carolina--Chapel
Hill--Catalogs
XVI. Selected Medieval Websites
There are many fine websites for Medievalists. These selected few will link you to many more.
CAMS:
Carolina Association for Medieval Studies
Centre for Medieval Studies in the University of Toronto
The Labyrinth --
Georgetown University
Medieval
and Renaissance Studies -- Yale University
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
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