Arts & Humanities : English Language & Literature : Medieval Literature
Core Resources
This guide lists resources that focus on Medieval English language and literature. Be sure to see the guide to English Language and Literature for more general resources.
Databases for ArticlesDatabases for Articles
Databases for Medieval Literature
Abbreviationes ![]()
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http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/search/databases/ellisonly.htm![]()
Abbreviationes is a searchable database of 50,000 medieval Latin paleographic abbreviations. CD-ROM only accessible within Ellis Library in the Reference area. [more]
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index ![]()
http://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/Default.aspx![]()
Feminae covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. [more]
International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) ![]()
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IMB covers all subjects pertaining to the European Middle Ages, covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in the period 400-1500. The database includes over 300,000 articles from about 4500 periodicals and 5000 volumes of conference proceedings, essay collections, Festschriften and exhibition catalogues in many languages. [more]
Journals
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- Need to search for articles by keyword or topic? Try Databases in the Databases tab
Other Resources Online
Web GatewaysWebsites
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies ![]()
http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/![]()
Medieval Studies ![]()
http://libguides.stanford.edu/content.php?pid=80081&sid=593191![]()
Netserf: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources ![]()
http://www.netserf.org/![]()
ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies ![]()
http://the-orb.net/index.html![]()
Catalogs
Digital Medievalist ![]()
http://www.digitalmedievalist.org/index.html![]()
"Digital Medievalist is an international web-based Community of Practice for medievalists working with digital media. It was established in 2003 to help scholars meet the increasingly sophisticated demands faced by designers of contemporary digital projects."
Luminarium Anthology of English Literature ![]()
http://www.luminarium.org/![]()
Luminarium is a collection of English literary works from the Medieval through the Restoration era, with links to some basic background information.
eBooks / Books
DictionariesEncyclopedias
Dictionary of Old English ![]()
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Also Known as: DOE
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language, complementing the Middle English Dictionary (which covers the period 1100 - 1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary. The three together provide a full description of the vocabulary of English.
Middle English Dictionary ![]()
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Also Known as: MED
The MED offers a comprehensive analysis of the lexicon and usage of English for the period 1100-1500.
Catalogs
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages ![]()
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Books/E-books
British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts ![]()
http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/welcome.htm![]()
The Catalogue lists some of the medieval and renaissance manuscripts from the British Library collections. It includes both descriptions and images.
English Short Title Catalogue ![]()
http://estc.bl.uk![]()
The ESTC lists works printed ca. 1473-1800 in the British Isles, Colonial America, United States, Canada, and other territories governed by Britain, regardless of language, and works in English and other British vernaculars printed elsewhere. [more]
Tips for finding books
Anglo-Saxon Poetry, 600-1100 ![]()
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Dictionary of Old English Corpus ![]()
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Dictionary of Old English Corpus is a complete record of surviving old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts. [more]
Digital Scriptorium ![]()
http://www.scriptorium.columbia.edu/![]()
Digital Scriptorium is an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts from many diverse collections.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook ![]()
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html![]()
Medieval English Drama, 1280-1500 ![]()
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Medieval English Poetry, 1100-1500 ![]()
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Middle English Compendium ![]()
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The Middle English Compendium provides interlinked access to several resources: the online Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, with links to associated online resources. [more]
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