Selected Resources for: Medieval Studies


Subject Librarian: Gordon Anderson
E-Mail: ganderso@umn.edu
Subject Description:This subject covers: the study of the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century AD to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and on other factors). Also known as the Middle Ages. (From Britannica Online)


Abstracts and Indexes

Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Annee philologique Online Authentication Required
The most comprehensive index to Classical Studies. It is an index of citations to books and articles in all areas of ancient Greek and Latin studies. Print index available at WILSON Reference PA29 .A5x.
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Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
The Medieval Feminist Index covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
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IMB: International Medieval Bibliography Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This guide to what has been published about the Middle Ages is interdisciplinary, including conference proceedings, collected essays, and journal articles on philosophy, literature, the arts, etc. in addition to those of historical analysis covering the period between the years 476 and 1500. Covers all aspects of medieval studies for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Citations classified by date, subject and location. This index is available in an electronic edition through the University of Minnesota Libraries Web Page. In addition to English, the IMB indexes articles published in foreign languages with characters not found in English. In order to view and print diacritics the user will need to download the special fonts from the "Select Database" page.
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Index of Christian Art Authentication Required
Early apostolic times up to A.D. 1400.
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Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Iter is a bibliography of over 230,000 articles and reviews drawn from over 475 medieval and renaissance journal titles.
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Academic Search Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies

Catalogs
MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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WorldCat Authentication Required
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education
Covers all subjects. Provides bibliographic citations of books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films and machine-readable data files published worldwide. Provides holdings information for nearly 30,000 libraries. Producer/Publisher is OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 65 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again.


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General Reference Sources

Chronologies

Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

Dictionary of the Middle Ages
13 volume encyclopedia dealing with all aspects of the Middle Ages in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Online
Online and in print. A collaborative work of over 600 scholars from more than forty countries, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into contact. Location(s): Wilson Reference quarto D114 .B86 1995
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New Catholic Encyclopedia
Prepared by an editorial staff at the Catholic University of America. Selected articles from the earlier Catholic Encyclopedia are available on the World Wide Web.
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Internet Resources

Electronic Texts
Acta Sanctorum Authentication Required
The Acta Sanctorum Database is an electronic version of the complete printed text of Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur (Antwerp; Brussels: Society des Bollandistes, 1863- (68 vols.) and found in Wilson Library Annex Folio 270 Ac8). The Database contains the entire Acta Sanctorum, including all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indices. Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina reference numbers are also included.
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Gateways & Megasites
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
The Internet Medieval Sourcebook, constructed from available public domain and copy-permitted texts, is organized as three main index pages (selected sources, full-text sources and saints' lives), with a number of supplementary documents.
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Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
An usually rich and deep Website of articles, documents,links and other information.
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ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides

Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Writing Guides
Center for Writing
The Rhetoric Department, English Department, Center for the Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing and the General College Writing Center have come together to bring you writing support in one place.
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QuickStudy -- Citing Sources
QuickStudy: Library Research Guide from the University of Minnesota provides examples online for APA, MLA and Turabian styles, including how to cite electronic sources.
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Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Student Guide
Includes information on how to read primary and secondary sources; style sheets; grammar for historians; and a paper-writing checklist.
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University of Minnesota

Related U of M Web Sites
Medieval Studies Web Site, University of Minnesota Libraries
Includes information on resources in the University of Minnesota Libraries and Internet sites for Medieval Studies.
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Library Information

Primary Subject Location


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Related Pages

Medieval Studies Reference Sources: A Selected List