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HIST 405A: Medieval Europe
Background Information
D114.D5 1982 Main Ref.
This major work cover the time period from A.D. 500-1500 and is limited geographically to the Latin West, the Slavic world, Asia Minor, the lands of the caliphate in the East, and the Muslim-Christian areas of North Africa.
CB351 .E53 2000 Main Ref.
Also available online.
Has useful information about the period.
What it Covers:
Records for books, journals and other materials held by the UA Library. It does NOT include articles.
Search Suggestions:
- Type your major search topic in the top box.
- Change the drop down box on the second line to “Subject.”
- Type any of the following into the Subject search box: For the period of Medieval History use any of these terms:
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Sources, Personal Narratives, Statistics, Diaries, Correspondence, Early Works, Archives, Treaties. |
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You can search more than one of these by putting "or" between words. |
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e.g. sources or personal narratives or interviews |
For this time period, you need to limit to the word: Sources or possible correspondence for that small slice of literate individuals of the period.
Another term that MAY be helpful is "Early Works."
What it Covers:
The world’s largest union catalog of books, manuscripts and other materials held in libraries worldwide. It has over 60 million records. The InterLibrary Loan request form is part of the database. WorldCat is now available through a search box on the top of the Library's home page. This uses a simple search box. For more complex searches do the following:
Search Suggestions:
- To be effective use the same terminology as used in the UA Library Catalog.
Change the drop down box that says, “Keyword” to “Subject” - Type the topic you want on the top line.
- Type in the next line: Sources OR Narratives OR Diaries OR [other terms that are used for primary source materials.]
What it Covers:
This contains hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data and the tools to actively use those images. Images are contained that are relevant to the times and place of this period.
Search Suggestions:
- Click on the “Go” button. It is located on the extreme right hand side of the page.
- On the next page, type your search topic in the Basic Search box. OR, you can Browse by ARTstor classification or ARTstor geography.
- Right click on links to open images.
Medieval and Early Modern Period Historical Sources
What it Covers:
A guide to the sources in the UA Library.
What it Covers:
A scholarly resource for the study of women's religious communities, 500-1600
Search Suggestions:
- The section, “Cartularium,” includes primary sources. It includes translated resources. You may need to Right click to open documents.
Free Web sources for Medieval period
These include web sources selected by academic librarians. Included among the sources are links to resources about the Crusades, the Reformation, etc...
Secondary Source Materials
The best places to search for recent articles from academic journals that you can use for your class paper are listed below. All of these are indexes, which means they will give you a citation to an article in a journal on your topic and sometimes will also link directly to the actual article.
Sources for Medieval Europe Include:
International Medieval Bibliography
Guide
What it Covers:
Articles and books on European and North African Middle Ages.
Search Suggestions:
Click on “Enter Databases”
What does it cover:
Articles and books on the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Journal indexing begins with volumes published in 1784.
What does it cover:
Fully searchable and full image of complete runs of the major periodicals in history, economics, sociology, Asian, African and Latin American studies. Will not include the most recent few years of a journal, but in a few cases links to Project Muse.
What it Covers:
Fully searchable and full image of more current issues of major scholarly journals. In some cases links to older issues in JSTOR.
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index.
What it Covers:
Citations to journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. No full text.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials
What it Covers:
Index to literature of all traditions, with special strength in Judaism and Christianity. Includes book reviews.
Humanities International Complete
What it Covers:
A database index of the humanities literature, with abstracts and some full-text of articles in archaeology, art, classical studies, folklore, history, journalism, language and literature, linguistics, performing arts, political criticism, philosophy, and religion.
What it Covers:
Index to books and articles about the Islamic world, including Muslim areas of Asia and Africa and Europe, plus Muslim minorities in the rest of the world.
What it Covers:
Index to Jewish Periodicals is the definitive index on Jewish history, activity and thought. This covers materials about historical periods from ancient times onwards.
IBZ-Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur
What it Covers:
Index to articles in world history as covered in European and U.S. publications. Many of the articles are in English.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
What it Covers:
An online bibliography which provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British Empire and Commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation exist.
Philosophy Related Sources
What it Covers:
Indexes journals and some books.
Art Related Sources
What it Covers:
Broad coverage of over 300 arts journals, including topics relevant to this class.
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