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Medieval Europe:
the Crusades to the Black Death

This is a selective guide to www sites, databases, reference items and other library  resources .

For any further help in finding or using these resources please come in to see or contact your
Research Librarians for History and Politics,
Margaret Hosking, ph. 83033706
Peter Newnham, ph. 83131062

This guide covers resources for general medieval studies  and then specific subjects such as religion, women., plague et.

CONTENTS:


General 
Medieval:

Atlases

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Guides to Primary sources

Indexes and  bibliographies

Web Links

Subject guides

Art and Architecture

Crusades, Knighthood and Chivalry

Literature

Religion & the Church

Women and Seuxality

Black Death
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CONTENTS:


General 
Medieval:

Atlases

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Guides to Primary sources

Indexes and  bibliographies

Web Links

Subject guides

Art and Architecture

Crusades, Knighthood and Chivalry

Literature

Religion & the Church

Women and Seuxality

Black Death
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS:


General 
Medieval:

Atlases

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Guides to Primary sources

Indexes and  bibliographies

Web Links

Subject guides

Art and Architecture

Crusades, Knighthood and Chivalry

Literature

Religion & the Church

Women and Seuxality

Black Death
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS:


General 
Medieval:

Atlases

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Guides to Primary sources

Indexes and  bibliographies

Web Links

Subject guides

Art and Architecture

Crusades, Knighthood and Chivalry

Literature

Religion & the Church

Women and Seuxality

Black Death
 

 

 

 

 

 

Last update
Margaret Hosking
November 2009


GENERAL MEDIEVAL 


Atlases

Atlas of the medieval world, R. McKitterick, 2004
Reference collection 911.4 M1589t

Atlas of medieval Europe,  A. Mackay, 1997
Reference collection  912.4 M153a

Cambridge illustrated atlas : warfare, the Middle Ages, 768-1487,  N. Hooper, 1996
Reference collection  911 C178m

Internet Medieval Sourcebook : Maps & Images
Collections of public domain and copy-permitted maps & images.

 Penguin atlas of medieval history, C. McEvedy, 1961
 912 M142

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

General

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages,  N. Cantor, 1999
Reference collection  940.103 C232e

The illustrated encyclopedia of medieval civilization,  Aryeh Grabois. 1980
Reference collection  909.103 G728i

Middle Ages, Judson Knight,  4 vols.  2001
Reference collection  909.0703 K69m

Middle Ages : a concise encyclopaedia, H.R. Loyn, 1989
Reference collection 940.1003 L923m

Middle Ages : an encyclopedia for students, W. Chester Jordan, 1996
A 4 -volume set adapted from the authoritative Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Reference collection  940.103 J82m

Oxford illustrated history of medieval Europe,G. Holmes, 1988
Reference collection 940.1 H751o

The Catholic encyclopedia :  an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church. Edited by C.G. Herbermann et al. Web version of the the 1st ed. 1913.

New Catholic encyclopedia  15 vols. 1967
Reference collection   282.03 N532

The age of wars of religion, 1000-1650 : an encyclopedia of
global warfare and civilization
, C. J. Nolan, 2 vols, 2006
Reference collection 909.0703 N787a

Who's who in the Middle Ages, J. Fines, 1970
Reference collection  940.1 F495

Lexikon des Mittelalters. 9 volumes, 1980-1998
One of the most scholarly reference books on the Middle Ages. In German.
Reference collection  940.1003 L679

Great Britain

Companion to medieval England 1066-1485, Nigel Saul, 2000
Reference collection 942.03 S256c

Historical dictionary of late medieval England, 1272-1485,
ed. R. H. Fritze, 2002
Reference collection 942.03 F919h

Other topics

Medieval folklore : an encyclopedia of myths, legends,  tales, beliefs, and customs, Carl Lindahl.
2 vols,  2000.
Reference Collection  398.03 L742m

Trade, travel, and exploration in the Middle Ages : an encyclopedia J. Friedman, 2000
Reference collection   940.103 F911t

Guides to primary sources

Bibliography of English translations from medieval sources, C.Farrar, 1946
Reference 940.1016 F24
continued by
Bibliography of English translations from medieval sources, 1943-1967, M. Ferguson, 1974
Reference  940.1016 F353b
continued by
Bibliography of English Translations from Medieval Sources 1968-1991 (Preliminary)

Guide to the sources of medieval history, R. C. van Caenegem, 1978
Reference Collection  940.1016 C127e.E

Medieval narrative sources : a chronological guide,J. Bak, 1987
Reference Collection   940.10016 B166m

Medieval studies : a bibliographical guide, E. Crosby, 1983
An annotated bibliography of major collections of primary sources together with references to important secondary literature for the history & the culture of the Middle Ages in Europe. Coverage is to 1980.
Reference Collection 940.1016 C949m

Speculum : a journal of medieval studies
Since 1973, this journal has published an annual bibliography of editions and translations in progress.
940.105 S74

Sources on the www

 Eurodocs : Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe
See the section on Medieval & Renaissance Europe as well as those of individual countries

Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts e-texts, maps, pictures, art objects

ORB Text Library : Transcriptions and Translations
Publishes new transcriptions and/or translations of important medieval texts that have not previously been accessible in print or electronic format.

 To identify primary sources which are available in the Barr Smith library search the catalogue using Guided Keyword and use these words in  Subject Heading:

Middle Ages Sources
Medieval Sources

Indexes and Bibliographies

General/Intersisciplinary

Academic OneFile       1980-
Broad multidisciplinary database, providing full text for a large proportion of the 8000 journals.

Academic Search Premier
Includes 8000 journals from all subject areas, and provides the full text of articles from over 4000 of those journals

JSTOR is a full text searchable library of journals (mainly in the social sciences and humanities) which contains full content of selected journals from their first issue up to 3-5 years ago

Project Muse
full text  access to University Press and other scholarly electronic journals in the social sciences, humanities etc.  since the mid 1990's.

Royal Historical Society bibliography   for writings on English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh history.

Medieval History

Do not use - Historical abstracts - coverage starts at 1450 - not suitable for this subject.

International Medieval Bibliography. 1976-
An on-going index to journal articles about the Medieval period 450-1500.
Reference collection  940.105 I618

Guide to the study of medieval history, L. Paetow, 1931
Reference collection  940.1016 P12 1931
continued by
Literature of medieval history, 1930-1975, G. Boyce, 5 volumes, 1981
Reference collection   940.1016 P12 suppl

Medieval studies : a bibliographical guide, E. Crosby, 1983
Reference collection   940.1016 C949m

Web Links

Academic Info : Medieval History Gateway
Academic Info is an independent Internet subject directory maintained by Mike Madin. This is a good starting point for identifying Web Resources for the History of Medieval Europe.

 Labyrinth
A site for Medieval studies which contains resources for the early Medieval West.

 NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Links to a well-organised collection of web resources.

  ORB : Online reference book for Medieval studies
The Online Resource Book for Medieval Studies (ORB) is a cooperative effort on the part of scholars across the Internet to establish an online textbook source for medieval studies on the World-Wide Web.

 WWW Virtual Library : Medieval Europe


SUBJECT GUIDES


Art and Architecture

Art Abstracts
A general purpose index to art subjects including Medieval Art. Coverage is from 1984 onwards although a paper equivalent is available in the Reference Collection at 705 A776  covering the period from 1929-1997

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals 

Atlas of western art history. J. Steer, 1994
Reference collection 709 S814a

Dictionary of art. J. Turner, 34 volumes, 1996
Reference collection  703 T948d

Dictionary of Christian art,  Peter and Linda Murray,  2001
Reference collection   704.9482 M983o 2001

Encyclopedia of comparative iconography: themes depicted in works of art. ed. H. E Roberts. 
2 vols.  1998
Reference collection  704.903 R644e

Historical art index, A.D. 400-1650 : people, places, and events depicted.M. Rochelle, 1989
Indexes of artwork relating to a person, place or event in history.
Reference collection  704.9499 R674h

Larousse encyclopedia of Byzantine and medieval art. R. Huyghe, 1963
Reference collection  709 L332

Medieval art : a topical dictionary. L. Ross, 1996
Reference collection  709.02 R824m

Friedman, J. B.  Medieval iconography : a research guide. 1998
Reference collection  704.94 F911m

Oxford companion to Christian art and architecture. P. Murray, 1996
Reference collection  704.9482 M983o

Art of the Middle Ages,  part of Chris Witcombe's excellent guide from Sweet Briar College.

Crusades, Warfare, Knighthood and Chivalry

Crusades encyclopedia , Andrew Holt- not yet complete but some very useful information, primary sources and further readings.

The age of wars of religion, 1000-1650 : an encyclopedia of global warfare and civilization , Cathal J. Nolan, 2 vols, 2006.
Reference collection 909.0703 N787a

The Crusades : an encyclopedia, A. V. Murray, 4 vols, 2006
Reference Collection  909.0703 M9811c

Encyclopedia of the crusades, by A. J. Andrea, 2003
Reference Collection  909.0703 A556e

Historical dictionary of the crusades, C. K. Slack, 2003
Reference collection 909.0703 S6311h

Crusades : a bibliography with indexes, James F. McEaney, 2001
Reference Collection  909.07016 M141c 

Dictionary of medieval knighthood and chivalry. Concepts and terms,  Bradford B. Broughton. 1986
Reference  collection 940.103 B875d

Dictionary of medieval knighthood and chivalry : people, places,  and events. 1988
Reference collection  940.103 B875di

Atiya, Aziz Suryal. The crusade : historiography and bibliography.  1962
Reference collection  940.18016 A872

The Atlas of the crusades, ed.  Jonathon Riley-Smith. 1991
 Reference collection 911 R573a.T and main collection

Crusades section of the Internet medieval sourcebook

Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War, John A. Wagner, 2006
Reference collection 944.02503 W1335e

See also Religion and the Church (below)

Literature

Encyclopedia of medieval literature, ed.  Robert Thomas Lambdin, 2000.
Reference collection  809.02 L219e 

 Medieval English literature , this library's resource guide.

Religion and the Church

The Catholic encyclopedia :  an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church. Edited by C.G. Herbermann. 
Web version of the the 1st ed. 1913.

New Catholic encyclopedia  15 vols. 1967
Reference collection   282.03 N532
Church history : an introduction to research, reference works & methods / J. Bradle, 1995
 Reference collection  270 B811c

Clifton, C.S. Encyclopedia of heresies and heretics. 1992
Reference collection  270.03  C639e

The Early Church On-Line Encyclopedia (Ecole) Initiative
A cooperative effort on the part of scholars across the Internet to establish a hypertext encyclopedia of early Church history.  Includes links to primary sources & images. Now and archive site.

The Encyclopedia of religion, ed. Mircea Eliade.  1987
Reference collection   291.03 E42e

Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church, ed. F.L. Cross,  1997.
Reference collection  203 C94.3

Fitzgerald, A.D.  Augustine through the ages: an encyclopedia. 1999
Reference collection  23 A923ZFI

 Macmillan atlas history of Christianity. F. Littell, 1976
 Reference collection  912.12 L777m

ORB Online Encyclopedia : Religion : A Guide to Online Resources

Berkhout, C.T., Medieval heresies : a bibliography, 1960-1979. 1980
Reference collection  273.6 B512m

Constable, G. Medieval monasticism : a select bibliography. 1976
Reference collection  255 C756m

Women

Annotated index of medieval women, A. Echols, 1992
 Reference collection  305.4094 E18a

Backhouse, D. Women in medieval and Renaissance European history, c. 1100-1500: a bibliography. 1989
Reference collection  305.4094 B124w

Joan of Arc : historical overview and bibliography ,
ed. G. Patterson, 2002
Main colleciton 944.026 J62ZPA

Medieval sexuality: a research guide, J. E. Salisbury, 1990
306.7094 S167m main collection

Handbook of medival sexuality ed. V. L. Bullough, 1996
306.7094 B938h main collection

Labyrinth : Medieval Women
Guide to Web resources. From The Labyrinth web site for Medieval Studies

 Feminae: Medieval women and gender index   
From Haverford college. Coverage is from 1996. Citations for journal articles, book reviews and essays relating to women, sexuality and gender during the Middle Ages

 ORB Online Encyclopedia : Women's Studies

Black Death

Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe

Black Death - Dr Skip Knox, Boise State University

Encyclopedia of plague and pestilence: from ancient times to the present, G. C. Kohn, 3rd ed, 2008.
Reference collection 614.4903 K79e.3

Cambridge historical dictionary of disease, ed. K. F. Kiple, 2003
Reference collection 614.4903 K57c