Selected Resources for: Medieval Studies
Subject Librarian: Laura Dale Bischof E-Mail: bisch004@umn.edu 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) |
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Article Databases and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Annee philologique Online ![]() 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 ![]() 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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Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance ![]() 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 ![]() 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 over 4,600 scholarly (peer-reviewed) publications back to 1975. [ more information ][ |
General Reference Sources
Chronologies
| Chronology of the Medieval World: 800 to 1491 [ more information ][ |
Dictionaries
| Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry: People, Places, and Events [ more information ][ |
Grand Robert Dictionnaire, Le - online ![]() The largest French dictionary available. Contains all the conjugations of all the verbs, feminine and plural forms, etymology, nuances of use, quotations, and more.
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| Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church |
Oxford English Dictionary ![]() [ more information ][ |
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online ![]() Comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages including French, German, Spanish and Italian, the site will expand to include many other languages such as Russian, Chinese, Japanese and Polish.
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Encyclopedias
| Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism [ more information ][ |
| 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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| Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia [ more information ][ |
| 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 Books
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Online ![]() Provides a large and growing resource of essential medieval and early modern sources online. MEMSO is a library of books concerning the study of medieval and early modern Britain and Ireland.
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Electronic Texts
Acta Sanctorum ![]() 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 ![]() 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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