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Berlioz, Jacques et al.  L'Atelier du Medieviste: Identifier Sources et Citations.  Brepols, 1994.
     Circ CB351 .I32 1994 or Vatican Film Library Ref. CB351.I32 1994
Intended to provide assistance in identifying various aspects of medieval source documents; there are chapters inter alia on the Latin Bible and glossa, Latin and Greek translations from Arabic and Hebrew, liturgical citations, canon law, conciliar and synodal decisions, lives of saints and hagiographical motifs, sermons, exempla, and iconographic sources. Contains much useful information including basic introductory material and both primary and secondary bibliography.  The following list of sections from the first chapter ("La Bible Latine et les Gloses") will give an idea of the type of material presented.  1. Essential bibliography, including works of introduction and the principle instruments of research.  2. Historical outline of the Latin Bible including fundamental bibliography, a sketch of the major stages, important editions and databases.  3. How to locate a citation from the Latin Bible including lists of concordances for the primary sources (i.e. Vulgate, Vetus Latina, Septuagint) and how to access information on intermediate sources (church fathers, liturgical or encyclopedic sources, alternate readings in medieval sources).  4. Glossa including a sketch of the history of glossing the biblical text, editions of the Glossa and bibliography.

Boyce, Gray Cowan, comp. and ed.  Literature of Medieval History 1930-1975: A Supplement to Louis John Paetow's A Guide to the Study of Medieval History. 5 vols. Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, 1980.
     Ref. D117 .B69 1980 Suppl.
Supplements (but does not replace) Paetow's Guide with more emphasis given to the needs of advanced students and scholars.  Organized similarly to Paetow.

Caenegem. R. C. van. Introduction aux Sources de L'Histoire Médiévale. Corpus Christianorum Continuatio Mediaeualis. Turnholti: Typographi Brepols Editores Pontificii, 1997.
     Vatican Film Library Ref. D117 .C2214 1997
Five parts: "Typology of the Sources of Medieval History," "Libraries and Archives," "Great Collections and Repertories of Sources," "Reference Works for the Study of Medieval Texts," and "Bibliographical Introduction to the Auxiliary Sciences of History" (e.g. diplomatic, paleography, numismatics, etc.).

Chevalier, U. Repertoire des Sources Historiques du Moyen Age: Bio-Bibliographie. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Paris: Alphonse Picard et Fils, 1905-07.
     Ref. Z6203 .C53

---. Repertoire des Sources Historiques du Moyen Age: Topo-Bibliographie. 2 vols. Paris, 1894-1903.
     Ref. Z6203 .C522
The two Chevalier guides provide bibliography for persons and for places and things (listed alphabetically) respectively.  "They are invaluable guides...but are difficult to use because no attempt has been made to weed out worthless material. Good and bad, old and new, accounts are jumbled together in long alphabetical lists."  (Paetow).  Useful for older biblography and for that especially obscure name or place.

Crosby, Everett U., C. Julian Bishko and Robert L. Kellog.  Medieval Studies: A Bibliographical Guide.  New York:  Garland, 1983.
     Ref. CB351 .C76 1983
Topically arranged (see the detailed table of contents) listing of about 9,000 reference books and monographs.  Most entries have brief (one or two sentences) annotations. Intended to cover the "major collections of sources and the secondary literature considered to be of basic importance for the history and the culture of the western European Middle Ages, Byzantium, and medieval Islamic civilization." (Introduction)

Croucher, Murlin, ed.  Slavic Studies: A Guide to Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks.  2 vols.  Wilmington, DE:  Scholarly Resources, 1993.
     Ref. DJK27 .S554 1993

Gullath, Brigitte and Frank Heidtmann.  Wie Finde Ich Altertumswissenschaftliche Literatur: Klassische Philologie, Mittel- und Neulatein, Byzantinistik, Alte Geschichte und Klassische Archaeologie.  Berlin:  Verlag Arno Spitz, 1992.
     Ref. PA91 .G85 1992 and Circ PA91 .G85 1992
Primarily a guide for classical studies, listed here because of relevant sections on "Mittel- und Neulateinische Philologie," covering the period 500-1500 and "Byzantinistik und Neugriechische Philologie."

Mantello, F. A. C. and A. G. Rigg.  Medieval Latin:  An Introduction and Bibliographical Guide.  Washington, DC:  Catholic University of America Press, 1996.
     Ref. PA2802 .M43 1996
A new standard guide to the Latin language and literature of the period from C. A.D. 200 to 1500.  Provides introductions to, and bibliographies for all main areas of Medieval Latin language literature and scholarship.

Mitchell, Bruce and Fred C. Robinson.  A Guide to Old English.  6th ed.  Oxford: Blackwell, 2001.
     Circ. PE131 .M5 2001

Paetow, Louis John.  A Guide to the Study of Medieval History.  Rev. ed.  Millwood, NY:  Kraus Reprint, 1980.
     Ref. D117 .P284 1980
The classic guide to medieval studies (originally appeared in 1917), still useful but must be supplemented by more recent guides.  Classified arrangement; each topic begins with a list of major themes, events, etc. followed by recommended background reading, more detailed accounts, original sources, maps, etc., followed by more extensive bibliography.

Powell, James, M., ed.  Medieval Studies: An Introduction.  1976.  2nd ed.  Syracuse, NY:  Syracuse UP, 1992.
     Vatican Film Library.  Ref. D116 .M4 1992 and Circ D116 .M4 1992
This work is designed to give the student an orientation to the field of Medieval Studies.  It contains essays by various authors on many aspects of medieval studies. Includes substantial bibliographies at the end of each chapter as well as bibliographical footnotes.

Potthast, August.  Bibliotheca Historica Medii Aevi: Wegwiser durch die Geschichtswerke des europaeischen Mittelalters bis 1500.  2 vols.  2nd ed.  Berlin:  W. Weber, 1896.
     Ref. Z6203 .P87
"A stupendous undertaking devoted to the classification of the primary sources of medieval history" (Paetow, p. 7).  "The standard reference guide to medieval sources" (Crosby et al).  The first of two parts lists printed collections of medieval sources both for Europe in general and for individual countries.  The second part lists alphabetically medieval authors and their works including lists of manuscripts, editions, translations and secondary sources (books and articles).  Though now somewhat obsolete, still useful for access to nineteenth century scholarship and for those authors or titles not yet covered by the Reportium Fontium Historiae Medii Aevi (see next title).

Repertorium Fontium Historiae Medii Aevi: Primum ab Augusto Potthast Digestum, nunc Cura Collegii Historicorum e Pluribus Nationibus Emendatum et Auctum.  Rome:  Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo, 1962- (in progress).
     Ref. Z6203 .R4
Intended to replace Potthast's Bibliotheca Historica Medii Aevi; volume 7 (the most recent published) covers the letters L-M. The first volume is a much expanded version of Part I of Potthast, including many printed sources either not mentioned by Potthast or which have only appeared since.  The remaining volumes list medieval writings alphabetically by author (or title if the author is unknown) with references to manuscripts, editions, translations, facsimilies and secondary literature.  Covers a wider scope of literature than Potthast (who focused on strictly historical sources) by including works of theology, philosophy, law, economics, art and literature.  A supplemental volume adds to the list of printed sources in volume 1.  See also Berlioz et al, L'Atelier du Medieviste 1, p. 34.

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Fédération Internationale des Instituts d'Études Médiévales.  Répertoire International des Médiévistes. 9th ed.  Turnhout, Belgium:  Brepols, 1999.
     Ref. D116.5 R46
Provides names, addresses, and fields of specialization for approximately 16,000 medievalists worldwide.

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Bunson, Matthew E.  Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages.  New York:  Facts On File, 1995.
     Ref. D114 .B86 1995
Mostly brief entries primarily useful (to the advanced student) for quick verification of a fact, etc. Includes a "Chronology of Medieval History, 410-1492", three appendices listing "Rulers of Medieval Europe," "Dynasties of Medieval Islam," and "Rulers of Medieval Islam," a "Glossary of Medieval Terms," and a suggested reading list.

The Cambridge Medieval History.  8 vols.  New York:  Macmillan, 1911-36.
     Ref. D117 .C3 and Circ. D117 .C3
This work is not really an encyclopedia. Instead it is a multi-volume extended history of the Middle Ages.  The volumes progress chronologically and contain essays from noted scholars in the field.  This work is useful not only for its essays, but also for the bibliographies at the end of each essay.

Cosman, Madeleine Pelner.  Medieval Wordbook.  New York:  Facts on File, 1996.
     Ref. CB351 .C63 1996
Contains more than 4,000 entries for words used during the Middle Ages.  The author intends that book be "a word treasury for people passionate about the Middle Ages: its art and architecture, science and medicine, literature and law, liturgy and ceremony, sex, costumes, cookery, magic, religion, astrology, warfare, jousting, and celebration." - Welcome to Medieval Wordbook.

Dinzelbacher, Peter.  Sachwoerterbuch der Mediaevistik.  Stuttgart:  Alfred Kroner Verlag, 1992.
     Ref. D114.S24 1992
Much work on the medieval period is, of course, in German; this title may be especially useful when consulting other German reference works or reading German monographs and articles.

Lexikon des Mittelalters.  Munich and Zurich:  Artemis, 1977-1999.
     Ref. D101.5 .L49
The most comprehensive encyclopedia of the middle ages in any language. Covers the period 300-1500 AD.  Produced by an international roster of scholars.  Has a more scholarly thrust than the Dictionary of the Middle Ages (see below).  Excellent bibliographies.

Loyn, H. R., ed.  The Middle Ages: A Concise Encyclopedia.  London: Thames, 1989.
     Ref. CB351 .M565 1989
Useful as a ready reference tool and for the 250 illustrations.  "The overriding aim throughout has been to provide both beginner and specialist with a single volume that presents a summary of current thought on key protagonists, events and themes relating to the history of Europe from c.400 to c.1500." - p. [5]

The New Cambridge Medieval History.  Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press, 1995- (in progress).
     Ref. D117 .N48 1995
This is an updated edition of The Cambridge Medieval History.  Currently three volumes have been published. Volume 2 covers c.700-c.900, Volume 5 covers c.1198-c.1300 and Volume 7 covers c.1415-c.1500.

Otto, Meyer.  Clavis Mediaevalis: Kleines Wörterbuch der Mittelalterforschung.  Wiesbaden:  Harrassowitz, 1962.
     Circ. D114 .M4
A small handbook containing articles on terms used in medieval studies. Includes bibliographical references.

Strayer, Joseph R., ed.  Dictionary of the Middle Ages.  13 vols.  New York:  Scribner's, 1982-1989.
     Ref. D114 .D5 1982
The most comprehensive English-language encyclopedia for the medieval period. Although (or perhaps, because) it covers a comprehensive range of medieval topics, it does better at offering introductory surveys than penetrating research.  Nevertheless, a good starting point, especially to become familiar with medieval topics new to you. Has an excellent index volume.

Vauchez, Andre, ed.  Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages.   2 vols.  Trans. Adrian Walford.  Chicago:  Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.  
     Ref. D114 .E53 2000
This encyclopedia is a co-publication of four international publishers (James Clarke in the UK; Less Editions du Cerf in France; Citta Nuova in Italy; and Fitzroy Dearborn in the United States).  Translated from the French and Italian editions, the English language edition expands the encyclopedia to include more articles on English medieval history and has added relevant and up-to-date bibliographies to each entry.   

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Bennett, Matthew, ed.  The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Warfare.  Chicago: Fitzroy, 1998.
     Ref. D25 .A2 H88 1998
The editors "have brought together specialists in many different periods of military history and many different regions of the world, to ensure that the Dictionary offers unprecedented range and authority in its coverage." - Introduction.  The coverage begins with the earliest recorded military events and ends in 1500 AD.  Unfortunately the dictionary does not contain illustrations.

Broughton, Bradford B.  Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry:  Concepts and Terms.  Vol. 1. NY:  Greenwood, 1986-88.
     Ref. CR4505 .B76 1986

---.  Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry: People, Places, and Events.  Vol. 2.  NY:  Greenwood, 1986-88.
     Ref. CR4505 .B76 1988
This two-volume set is intended "to help students understand the background of some of the literary works they were reading in medieval literature courses." - Acknowledgments.  This work focuses on England and France during the period 1050-1400. Provides definitions, explanations, or identification of ideas and concepts, major figures, social customs and mores, events, and information a knight was expected to know.

Crabtree, Pam J.  Medieval Archaeology:  An Encyclopedia.  NY:  Garland, 2001.
     Ref. D125 .M42 2001
This encyclopedia focuses on the Latin west.  It includes country and regional surveys, entries on major archaeological sites and research programs, and entries about specific archeological technologies and concepts.  

Fitzgerald, Allan D., ed.  Augustine through the Ages:  An Encyclopedia.  Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999.
     Ref. B655 .Z69 A84 1999
Topical guide to Augustine and his influence through the ages.  There are entries for Augustine's life, his individual works, and relevant thinkers before and after Augustine, those who influenced him and those influenced by him.  A bibliography is included at the end of each entry.

Friedman, John B., and Jessica M. Wegmann.  Medieval Iconography: A Research Guide.  New York: Garland, 1998.
     Vatican Film Library Ref. NX449 .F75 1998
Lists illuminated manuscript collections, as well as sources which may have influenced the illuminators.  A guide to medieval images taken from Christianity, the natural world and daily life.

Jeep, John M., ed.  Medieval Germany:  An Encyclopedia.  New York, Garland, 2001.
     Ref. DD 126 .M43 2001

Kazhdan, Alexander P., ed.  The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium.  3 vols.  New York:  Oxford UP, 1991.
     Ref. DF521 .O93 1991
According to the preface, this is the "first attempt to collect within a single work data concerning all fields of Byzantine studies."  Perhaps because of this attempt at comprehensiveness, religious history is de-emphasized.  Though useful, usually possible to obtain fuller coverage in either the Lexikon des Mittelalters or Dictionary of the Middle Ages.

Kibler, William W.  Medieval France: An Encyclopedia.  New York:  Garland, 1995.
     Ref. DC33.2 .M44 1995.

Lacy, Norris J.  The New Arthurian Encyclopedia.  New York:  Garland, 1996.
     Ref. DA152.5 .A7 N48 1996

Pulsiano, Phillip, ed.  Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia.  New York:  Garland, 1993.
     Ref. DL30 .M43 1993 and St. Louis Room Ref. DL30 .M43 1993
The geographical regions covered include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Ross, Leslie.  Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary.  Westport, CT:  Greenwood, 1996.
     Ref. N7850 .R67 1996
Explanations of people, instruments, themes, images and works important to the study of medieval art.

Szarmach, Paul E., et al., eds.  Medieval England: An Encyclopedia.  New York:  Garland, 1998.
     Ref. DA129 .M43 1998

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Storey, R. L.  Chronology of the Medieval World 800 to 1491.  1973.  Reprint.  New York:  Simon, 1994.
     Ref. D118 .S855 1994
Although many of the encyclopedias listed in the previous section contain chronological tables, this is probably the most comprehensive chronology for the time period covered.  Left-hand pages list political events, right-hand pages cover religious, intellectual and artistic developments.  Events are dated to the precise day, month, season or year if possible, otherwise, a general indication is given.  For chronology prior to 800 see H.E.L. Mellersh, Chronology of the Ancient World 10,000 B.C. to A.D. 799 [Ref. D 54.5.M45 1994] which follows the same format.

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Biographical information for medieval figures can also be found in the works listed in the sections entitled GENERAL MEDIEVAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS/DICTIONARIES and SPECIALIZED MEDIEVAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS/DICTIONARIES.

Dizionario Biografico Degli Italiani.  Roma:  Instituto Della Enciclopedia Italiana Fondata da Giovanni Treccani, 1960- .
     Ref. CT1123 .D5
A multi-volume work providing biographies for Italian historical figures.  Currently up through "Ginammi - Giovanni Da Crema" as of 8/2001.

Dictionnaire de Biographie Française.  Paris: Librairie Letouzey et Ané, 1933- .
     Ref. CT143 .D5
A multi-volume work providing short biographies for figures in French history.  Produced in yearly installments, the latest fascicle covers "Langumier- La Rochefoucauld" as of 2/2000.

Echols, Anne and Marty Williams.  An Annotated Index of Medieval Women.  New York:  Markus, 1992.
     Ref. CT 3220 .A56 1992
Brief biographies of some 1,500 women living between 800-1500 from over 30 countries. Listed alphabetically by first name.

Hackett, Jeremiah, ed.   Medieval Philosophers. Dictionary of Literary Biography 115.  Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.
     Ref. B721 .M45 1992 
Contains signed biographical articles on representative thinkers of the Christian, Islamic, and Jewish traditions in Western philosophy, 400-1500.   Includes bibliographies of philosophers' works and of secondary sources.   Aimed at students to graduate level.

Magill, Frank N., ed.   Dictionary of World Biography.   Vol. 2: The Middle Ages. Chicago:  Fitzroy: Salem, 1998.
     Ref. CT104 .D54 1998
This is the second volume in a 9 volume set providing brief biographical information about major historical figures from ancient times up through the twentieth century.  Good for quick reference, but the same information and more can probably be found in resources specifically designed to address the Middle Ages, like The Dictionary of the Middle Ages.

Neue Deutsche Biographie.  Berlin:  Duncker & Humbolt, 1953- .
     Ref. CT1053 .N4
This is a multi-volume work updating the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (Ref. CT 1053. A5), which is 55 volumes with a one-volume index, published between 1875 and 1912.  The Neue Deutsche Biographie provides biographies for German figures and is currently up through "Nauwach-Pagel" as of 2/2000.

Nicol, Donald MacGillivray.  A Biographical Dictionary of the Byzantine Empire.  London:  Seaby, 1991.
     Ref. DF506 .N53 1991
Covers "most of the persons of note and influence in the Byzantine Empire from its founding in AD330 to its conquest.in 1453.  Only those who were native to the Byzantine world based on Constantinople." (Preface) are included.  Gives a brief description with bibliographical references.

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Banks, Arthur.  Atlas of Ancient and Medieval Warfare.  New York:  Hippocrene, 1982.
     Circ. G1030 .B27 1982

Beinart, Haim.  Atlas of Medieval Jewish History.  New York:  Simon, 1992.
     Circ. G1034 .B413 1992

Haywood, John.  The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings.  London:  Viking, 1995.
     Ref. DL65 .H29 1995

Matthew, Donald.  Atlas of Medieval Europe.  New York:  Facts on File, c1983.
     Circ. Oversize CB351 .M293 1983

McEvedy, Colin.  The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History.  London:  Penguin, 1992.
     Circ. D118 .M26 1992

Platt, Colin.  The Atlas of Medieval Man.  New York:  St. Martin's, 1980.
     Circ. CB351 .P55 1980.

Riley-Smith, Jonathan Simon Christopher.  The Atlas of the Crusades.  New York:  Facts on File, 1990.
     Circ. G1034 .R5 1991

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General Databases

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Arts and Humanities Citation Index - 1995-present
    1975-1994 - In-library access at Workstation A in Reference
This database provides author and subject indexing of articles published worldwide in arts and humanities journals. It also supports citation indexing, which establishes links between cited articles and the most recent publications in which they are cited. 

Historical Abstracts - 1964-present 
      Covers scholarly literature on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. Includes abstracts of articles and citations to book reviews and dissertations. Although coverage of this database begins at the tail-end of the Middle Ages, the medievalist may find something of use here.

International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) - Online - 1967-2000 
     Please click the Enter Databases bar to select this database. This bibliography of the European Middle Ages (c. 400-1500) indexes articles and review articles (but not book reviews per se) from about 4,500 journals, essays from Festschriften, conference proceedings, etc. Corresponds to the print International Medieval Bibliography [Ref. Z 6203 .I63].

Iter Bibliography 
     Iter is the "Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance".  It indexes articles about the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) drawn from complete runs of over 550 journal titles publishing articles about this period, as well as over 44,000 citations to monographs and material found in monographs.  The new search interface will allow you to limit your search to the over 20,000 reviews published since 1990.  ITER also includes access to the new online version of Iter Italicum.  

Periodicals Index Online - 1665-1995 
     Indexes the articles in over 4,000 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. As of December 2005, over 500 journal titles are at least partially available in full text in the complementary database, Periodicals Archive Online. The focus is on 20th century periodicals. However, periodicals in the 20th century that extend back into the 17th, 18th, & 19th centuries are indexed from their earliest volumes. The scope is worldwide and includes journals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Western languages.

Bibliography

Rouse, Richard H.  Serial Bibliographies for Medieval Studies.  Berkeley:  U of California Press, 1969. 
     Ref. Z6203 .R66 and Circ. Z6203 .R66 
Annotated listing of 283 serial publications containing ongoing bibliographies useful to the medievalist.  Some information may be dated but still useful.

General Print Indexes/Serial Bibliographies

ISIS Cumulative Bibliography: a Bibliography of the History of Science Formed from Isis Critical Bibliographies 1-90, 1913-65.  6 vols.  Edited by Magda Whitrow.  London: Mansell in conjunction with the History of Science Society, 1971- . 
     Ref. Q125 .I85
A complete index and cumulative table of contents to ISIS, the quarterly journal of the History of Science Society.  Each series is divided into "Persons," "Institutions," and "Subjects." Supplements are issued every ten years.

ISIS Cumulative Bibliography 1966-1975: a Bibliography of the History of Science Formed from Isis Critical Bibliographies 91-100, Indexing Literature Published from 1965 through 1974.  2 vols.  Edited by John Neu.  London:  Mansell in conjunction with the History of Science Society, 1980-.
     Ref. Q125 .I85 Suppl.

ISIS Cumulative Bibliography 1976-1985: a Bibliography of the History of Science Formed from Isis Critical Bibliographies 101-110 Indexing Literature Published from 1975 through 1984.  2 vols.  Edited by John Neu.  Boston:  G.K. Hall in conjunction with the History of Science Society, 1989. 
     Ref. Q125 .I85 Suppl.2

ISIS Cumulative Bibliography 1986-1995: a Bibliography of the History of Science Formed from the Annual Isis Current Bibliographies.  4 vols.  Edited by John Neu.  Canton, MA: Published for the History of Science Society by Science History Publications, 1997.
     Ref. Q125 .I85 Suppl.3

Williams, Harry Franklin.  An Index of Mediaeval Studies Published in Festschriften, 1865-1946: with Special Reference to Romantic Material.  Berkeley:  U of California P, 1951. 
     Ref. CB351 .I53 1951 and Circ. CB351 .I53 1951
Index of contributions to the study of medieval art, customs, history, philosophy, literature, language, and science of Western Europe found in anniversary or homage volumes.

L'Année Philologique. 1924-2003. 
     Ref. PA3001 .L33
The primary bibliography for classical studies and thus covering, in the main, "pre-medieval" topics; nevertheless very useful for "early medieval" topics and figures (e.g. Augustine and Boethius).  Indexes editions, translations, conference proceedings, monographs, and articles.  See Rouse, Serial Bibliographies, p. 121f.

Bibliographie Annuelle du Moyen Age Tardif: Auteurs et Textes Latins, vers 1250-1500.  Brepols, 1991- . 
     Ref. D113 .B53
Covers Latin authors and texts from 1250 to 1500. See Berlioz, L'Atelier du Medieviste, p. 36. 

Byzantinische Zeitschrift.  München: Beck, 1892- . 
     Circ. DF501 .B78
An important regular listing of current books, articles, and essays published in Europe and North America in all European languages dealing with the Byzantine period (345- 1453).  Occasional annotations and references to reviews.

Cahiers de Civilisation Médiévale Xe - XIIe Siecles.  Poitiers: Centre d'Études Supérieures de Civilisation Médiévale, Université de Poitiers, 1958- . 
     Circ. CB3 .C3
This annual bibliography was issued as part of a journal from 1958-68 and beginning in 1969 it was issued separately.  This work is an extensive listing of books and articles, primarily on 10th-12th century European history and civilization.  Also includes materials relating to Byzantine, Islamic, Slavic, and Middle Eastern civilizations.

Medioevo Latino.  Spoleto:  Centro Italiano di Studi Sull'Alto Medioevo, 1980- .
     Ref. O'size PN661 .M4
An extensive annual bibliography of primary and secondary sources often annotated.  Classified arrangement with indexes of authors and manuscripts.  Includes citations to critical reviews. Considered one of the standard bibliographies for the period.

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 ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - 1949-present
    Produced by the American Theological Library Association, this database currently indexes journal articles and book reviews from 640+ journals, some as far back as 1949, and essays in books from 1960- .  Articles available in over 50 theology journals are linked to their full text.  

MLA International Bibliography - 1926-present
     The Modern Language Association of America produces this database. It indexes books, book chapters, dissertations and articles from over 4,400 journals in language, linguistics, literature, and folklore.

The Philosopher's Index - 1940-present
     Indexes and partially abstracts journal articles (300+ journals), essays from books, and monographs in philosophy and related fields.  Book reviews are available in the print version. [East Index Shelves, Ref. Z7127 .P47]

Specialized Print Indexes/Serial Bibliographies

Alford, John A., and Dennis P. Seniff.  Literature and Law in the Middle Ages: A Bibliography of Scholarship.   New York:  Garland, 1984.
     Vatican Film Library Ref. Z6517 .A4 1984

Atiya, Aziz S.  The Crusade: Historiography and Bibliography.  Bloomington, IN:  Indiana UP, 1962.
     Ref. Z6207 .C97 A8 
The purpose of this book is twofold.  First, it intends to supplement the historiographical and bibliographical information given in the text of the author's companion work Crusade, Commerce, and Culture (Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1962. Circ. D160.A8).  Second, it is "an initial step toward a complete and definitive bibliography of materials on the Crusade."-Preface Obviously, because it was published in the early sixties, the work is somewhat dated.

Bibliographie Annuelle de L'Histoire de France du Cinquieme Siecle a 1945.  Comité Français des Sciences Historiques.  Paris:  Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1964- .
     Circ. Z2176 .B5

Indice Historico Español: Publicacion Cuatrimestral.  Del Centro de Estudios Historicos Internacionales.   Barcelona: Publicacions Universitat de Barcelona. 1953- .
     Circ. Z2696 .I6

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Sources of information about translations of medieval texts may be found in the following sources listed previously under RESEARCH GUIDES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES:  Crosby, Medieval Studies, pp. 27f. and Boyce, Literature of Medieval History, vol. 1, p. 44f. Listed below are two bibliographies of English translations of medieval texts.  

Farrar, Clarissa P., and Austin P. Evans.  Bibliography of English Translations from Medieval Sources.  New York:  Columbia UP, 1946. 
     Ref. Z6517 .F3

Ferguson, Mary Anne Heyward.  Bibliography of English Translations from Medieval Sources, 1943-1967.  New York: Columbia UP, 1974.
     Ref. Z6517 .F47
A web page which serves to update the above sources can be found at the Stanford University website for medieval studies. 

Kristeller, Paul Oskar.  Catalogus Translationum et Commentariorum: Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin Translations and Commentaries.  8 vols.  Washington, D.C.:  Catholic University of America Press, 1960.
     Ref. PA3001 .K9 1960 (7 vols.) and Vatican Film Library Ref. PA 3001 .K9 1960 (8 vols.)

The Online Medieval & Classical Library.
A collection of important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization translated into English.

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Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature - 400-1200 AD
     Contains over 400 works of Celtic-Latin literature (i.e., from Ireland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and Scotland) of the patristic and medieval periods (ca. 400 A.D. – 1200 A.D.).

CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts.  In-Library Access.
     Full text database of modern critical editions of Latin patristic and medieval Christian texts on two CD-ROM disks; one disk contains patristic texts (texts dated to 735 A.D.); the second disk contains medieval texts (dated 736 A.D. to the end of the fifteenth century).  The majority of the editions are from Corpus Christianorum but other sources drawn upon include Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiastorum Latinorum, Sources Chretiennes, Migne's Patrologia Cursus Completus: Series Prima, Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Acta Sanctorum, and other miscellaneous editions.  The disk containing patristic writings also includes the text of the 1975 Stuttgart edition of the Vulgate and texts of selected Latin Old Testament pseudepigrapha drawn from various sources.

Chaucer: Life and Times.  In-library Access.
     The complete works of Chaucer from the Riverside Edition. Includes instant translations of difficult words, full glossary, Nevill Coghill's modern translations, plot summaries and overviews, critical analyses and essays, information on Chaucer and life in the Middle Ages, over 200 pictures and maps, a detailed timeline, and authentic readings in Middle English to help understand pronunciation.

Monumenta Germaniae Historica Online - 1819-present
    Monumenta Germaniae Historica Online is "A corpus of historical works, charters, legal texts, letters, political texts, and literature from the European Middle Ages." (subtitle of database) Currently (April 2007) contains approximately 800 texts published so far in the Monumenta series.  The online texts are prepared by “Traditio Litterarum Occidentalium” under the direction of Prof. Paul Tombeur.

Patrologia Latina - 1993-1995.
     Contains the complete text (including apparatus) of Migne's Patrologia Cursus Completus: Series Prima.  See Berlioz, L'Atelier du Medieviste: Identifier Sources et Citations, chapter 18, pp. 279-294 for an introduction to the Patrologia Cursus Completus: Series Latina. Especially useful for its description of the indexes found in many of the individual volumes and the listing of the 235 indexes found in the supplemental volumes (218-221).  

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG).  In-library access.
     Full text database of classical, patristic and medieval Greek literature.  For more information on the TLG project visit the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae home page.

Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia cum Hypertextibus.  2nd ed.  In-library access.
     Full text of the 118 writings of Aquinas and of 61 writings of other medieval authors "belonging to the same cultural milieu."

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Web Sites

A Basic Bibliography in Medieval History.
An unannotated bibliography used for a first-year research seminar at Columbia University.  Includes "Basic Tools," "Diplomatics and Paleography," "Great National and Other Source Collections," "Letters and Letter Collections," "Administrative and Legal Records," "Agrarian Records," "Fiscal Records," "Lists of Persons," "Records of Accounts," and "Manuscripts and Archival Sources."

Byzantium:  Byzantine Studies on the Internet.
Contents include information on the annual Byzantine Studies conference, course syllabi and outlines, shareware available over the Internet, bibliographies, full texts, images, articles, book reviews, list of discussion lists relevant for Byzantine studies and many links to other web resources.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
Located at Fordham University, this is another good site for access to full-text.  There is a section of "Selected Sources" designed to be used as a teaching aid, a section of "Full Text Sources," a listing of sources by type, and a third section on "Saints Lives."

The Labyrinth:  Resources for Medieval Studies.
Based at Georgetown University; intended as a "global information network providing free organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide Web server at Georgetown university.  The Labyrinth's easy-to-use menus and hyper-text links provide automatic connections to databases, services, and electronic texts on other servers around the world" (to quote from the project's self-description).

NetSerf:  The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources.
NetSERF is solely an index of medieval resources on the Internet, whereas Labyrinth and others listed here are providers of the information.  This site is maintained by a Ph.D. student at The Catholic University of America.

ORB:  Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
An effort by medievalists to produce an "online textbook source for medieval studies on the World Wide Web."  The site includes an "encyclopedia" of original essays, resources for teaching, bibliographies, and an especially valuable, alphabetized (by author) list of full-text ancient and medieval sources.  

SUL Medieval Pages.
Based on Stanford University's printed library guide for medieval studies.  Includes sections on Source Collections (including Authors and Texts), General Bibliographies and Guides, Encyclopedias, Indexes and Abstracts, National Historical Bibliography, Manuscripts and Early Printed Books, Electronic Texts, Images and Exhibitions and other websites.

Discussion Lists

For a list of specialized discussion lists for medieval studies, go to Medieval Academic Discussion Groups.

MEDIEV-L is a very active list devoted to medieval history.  To subscribe send the message subscribe MEDIEV-L firstname lastname to listserv@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu.

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