Medieval+History+Research+Guide

= Medieval History Research Paper Resources =
 * [[image:charlemagne.jpg width="108" height="194" caption="Charlemagne"]] || == //Medieval history// is generally regarded as extending from about A.D. 300 to 1500. European medieval civilization was not produced by any one event or series of events, but by the absorption by western Europe of certain ways of life, ideas, and religious attitudes that had prevailed for many centuries in the Mediterranean world. ==

~ Andre Maurois
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**__Places to start...__**

 * //Great Events from History: the Middle Ages, 477-1453.//** Edited by Brian A. Pavlac. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 2005. **[REF 909.07 GRE]**


 * //Great Events from History: the Renaissance and Early Modern Era, 1454-1600.//** Edited by Christina J. Moose. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2005. **[REF 909.5 GRE]**


 * [|**ABC-CLIO’s World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras**]** A database that includes topical overviews, biographies, primary and secondary sources (including illustrations and slideshows), timelines and chronologies, and thematic essays in World History in the ancient and medieval eras.


 * Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life through History** A database that provides details of what life was like for ordinary people in different cultures throughout history. Images and bibliographies are included. Also includes maps and illustrations, recipes, clothing patterns, songs, dances, and games of the time period. **[REF 902 GRE]**

**__Encyclopedia Britannica__** The online edition of Britannica is a comprehensive, general knowledge encyclopedia.__**​**__

[|**__Gale Virtual Reference Library__**] A collection of online reference books, many of which are useful for topics in the middle ages, available through the Free Library of Philadelphia. You will be asked to authenticate before using the site; Friends Select has a library barcode number that will allow use. The library barcode number can be found on the OLC under Library Information Resources>FSS Libraries Electronic Resources>Free Library of Philadelphia Resources.


 * [|Oxford Reference Online] **This collection of online reference books from Oxford University Press covers a broad array of topics. Oxford Reference Online must be accessed through the school network or remotely through Remote Desktop.

= Reference Books =


 * __ Arts and Humanities through the Ages __ || ** REF 700.9 HAR ** ||
 * __ Atlas of Medieval Europe __ || ** REF 911.4 MAT ** ||
 * __ Atlas of the Medieval World __ || ** REF 909.07 McK ** ||
 * __ Chronology of World History __ || ** REF 902.02 MEL ** ||
 * __ Dictionary of the Middle Ages __ || ** REF 909.07 DIC ** ||
 * __ [|Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe [electronic resource]] __ ||  ||
 * __ Encyclopedia of Christianity __ || ** REF 230 ENC ** ||
 * __Encyclopedia of Economic History__ || ** REF 330 ENC ** ||
 * [|__Encyclopedia of India__] ||= ** REF 954.003 ENC ** ||
 * __Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages [electronic resource ]__ ||  ||
 * __ Encyclopedia of the Renais ____ sance __ || ** REF 940.23 ENC ** ||
 * __ Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages __ || ** REF 305.4 LAW ** ||
 * __ Extraordinary Women of the Medieval & Renaissance World __ || ** REF 920.72 LEV ** ||
 * __ Global History of Architecture __ || ** REF 720.9 CHI ** ||
 * __Historical Atlas of the Jewish People __ || **REF 909.049 BAR** ||
 * __ Historical Atlas of the Medieval World __ || ** REF 911 HAY ** ||
 * __ [|Medieval Folklore [electronic resource]] __ ||  ||
 * __ Medieval Islamic Civilization __ || ** REF 909 MED ** ||
 * __ Medieval Jewish Civilization __ || ** REF 909 MED ** ||
 * __ Medieval Science, Technology and Medicine __ || ** REF 509 MED ** ||
 * [|__Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History__] ||= ** REF 623.803 OXF ** ||
 * __Oxford Encyclpedia of Women in World History__ || ** REF 305.4203 OXF ** ||
 * __ Penguin Atlas of Medieval History __ || ** REF 911.41 MCE ** ||
 * ​__Religions of the World__ ||= **REF 291.21 REL ** ||
 * __ The Atlas of the Crusades __ || ** REF 909.07 RIL ** ||
 * __ The Crusades: an Encyclopedia __ || ** REF 909.07 CRU ** ||
 * __ [|The Crusades: an Encyclopedia [electronic resource]] __ ||  ||
 * __ The Middle Ages __ || ** REF 909.07 TMA ** ||
 * __ The Middle Ages: Almanac, Biographies, Primary Sources __ || ** REF 909.07 MID ** ||
 * __ Travel, Trade and Exploration in the Middle Ages __ || ** REF 909.07 FRI ** ||
 * __ Who’s Who in the Middle Ages __ || ** REF 940.1 FIN ** ||
 * __ Women and Gender in Medieval Europe __ || ** REF 305.4094 WOM ** ||