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About.com: Medieval History

http://historymedren.about.com/

An Internet guide for life in the middle ages and renaissance, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include castles, the crusades, knights & armor, daily life, religion, philosophy, science & medicine, and archaeology.

Author: Melissa Snell (historymedren.guide@about.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

The Age of King Charles V

http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/aaccueil.htm

"1000 illuminations from the Department of Manuscripts" of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of France) from the period of Charles V, 1338-1380. Titles include Froissart's Chronicles, Grandes Chroniques de France, the Catalan Atlas, Anglicus' On the Properties of Things, John of Berry's Petites Heures, Phoebus' Book of the Hunt, and the Breviary of Martin of Aragon. Titles include abstract and are arranged alphabetically and by theme. Each manuscript image includes catalog record.

Author: Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: France; Illuminated; Manuscripts

Battle of Hastings 1066

http://battle1066.com/

Detailed treatment of the Battle of Hastings. Includes information about the major figures and armies, events leading up to the battle and its aftermath, interactive timelines, a photographic tour, a glossary, and bibliography.

Author: Glen Ray Crack (battle1066@btinternet.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: England; Normandy; Battles; Normans

Bodleian Library Manuscript Images

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/browse.htm

Manuscript images from Oxford University's Bodleian Library. More than 1000 images from important works in the collection. Period represented: 8th to 19th century. Contries represented: England, France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Images arranged according to text and period. Each image contains extensively cataloging, and and are available in four sizes. Texts include reference bibliography.

Author: Oxford University, Bodleian Library

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Illuminated; Manuscripts

A Boke of Gode Cookery

http://www.godecookery.com/godeboke/godeboke.htm

"A collection of authentic Medieval recipes translated & redacted for the modern kitchen, with other historical recipes, articles on Medieval history, graphics, photographs, & many other resources."

Author: James L. Matterer (jlmatterer@labyrinth.net)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Exotic/Unusual

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Recipe; Medieval

Brehon Law Project

http://www.brehon.org/

"The Brehon Law Project, a loose volunteer coalition of individuals and organizations who are interested in the study of Brehon Law, the indigenous law of Ireland." Introduction to medieval Irish law and society, along with explanation of status of ancient Irish law to current legal practice. Full-text documents in Irish and English translation and biographies of Irish historical figures. Extensive bibliographies of Irish studies materials.

Author: Vincent Salafia (salafia@gte.net)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--Other National Governments

Regional & Country Information--Europe--Ireland

Keywords: Ireland; Gaelic

Byzantium 1200

http://byzantium1200.org/index.html

"Byzantium 1200 is a project aimed at creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine Monuments located in Istanbul, TURKEY as of year 1200 AD." This site currently contains computer generated images of 53 Byzantine architectural landmarks, along with descriptive text.

Author: A.Tayfun ÖNER (tayfunon@byzantium1200.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Byzantium; Constantinople; Istanbul

Byzantium: The Byzantine Studies Page

http://www.bway.net/~halsall/byzantium.html

An extremely thorough website that has been prepared as a WWW gathering point for Byzantine studies. Information is divided into categories: News; Academic and Teaching Resources; Texts, Images and Sounds; And Links to other resources. Also has links to sourcebooks for other areas of history.

Author: Paul Halsall

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Middle East

Keywords: Roman Empire; Greece; Medieval; Orthodox Church; Christian; Greek

Castles on the Web

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/

Tours, collections, images and information about castles around the world. Offers an "ask us" area where castle-related questions may be submitted. Additional information is included about heraldry, medieval studies, myths and legends, and various other medieval building types.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Architecture

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Building; Castle; Chateau; Medieval; Palace; Heraldry; Myth; Churches; Abbeys

A Dictionary of Feudal Terms

http://english-www.hss.cmu.edu/langs/feudal-dictionary.txt

A text file of feudal definitions, mostly of terms from England. For the amateur.

Author: Michael Adams

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Dictionary; Feudal; Medieval Studies

Glossary for Medieval Art and Architecture

http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/INDEX.HTM

A glossary of terms used in describing medieval art and architecture. Browsable alphabetically.

Author: Jane Vadnal (medart+@pitt.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments

http://www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us/antiqua/instrumt.html

This site showcases Musica Antiqua's large replica instrument collection by supplying photos, descriptions, original quotes, additional sources, and sounds of the instruments used in performing early music.

Author: Musica Antiqua, Iowa State University (cobleyle@iastate.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts--Music

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Musical Instruments; Harpsichord; Gamba; Lute; Crumhorn; Dulcimer

The Hundred Years' War History Page

http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Veranda/1912/hundred/history.htm

This site is actually intended as a supporting document for a Diplomacy Game, but contains valuable information about the Real History of the Hundred Year's War (and keeps history distinct from the game). It has an overview of the war as well as maps, a chronology, and biographical sketches (with pictures) of the English and French kings involved in the war. The Hundred Year's War lasted from 1328-1453.

Author: Andy Schwarz (schwarz@haas.berkeley.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Hundred (100) Years' War; France; England

Internet Medieval Sourcebook

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

Directory of primary source material for medieval studies that is availble on the Net. Browse by type of source or search. Includes special sections for , Maps and Images, and secondary sources. A large number of the texts on this site are religion-related, chiefly Christianity and Islam.

Author: Paul Halsall

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Middle East

Keywords: Medieval Studies; Primary Sources

Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library

http://www.chronique.com/

"Knighthood, chivalry and tournaments resource library, a medieval studiescollection of documents, essays, articles and reviews pertaining to the medieval knight in history and romance."

Author: Brian R. Price (brian@chronique.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Knights; Medieval Studies

Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies

http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/

A comprehensive resource for Medieval Studies: bibliographies, European cultural studies, pedagogical resources, professional information and organizations, electronic texts, music.

Author: Deborah Everhart

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Keywords: Latin; Music; Bibliographies; Electronic Texts; Medieval

Magna Carta

http://www.bl.uk/diglib/magna-carta/magna-carta.html

Here you can view an image of the whole manuscript of the Magna Carta and read a translation. This document first challenged the kings supreme power of the monarch and was able to curtail it.

Author:

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Documents--Historical

Keywords: United Kingdom; England

Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank (MEMDB)

http://scc01.rutgers.edu/memdb/

"The Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank is a project established at Rutgers University and originally cosponsored by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), Inc. Its aim is to provide scholars with an expanding library of information in electronic format on the medieval and early modern periods of European history, circa 800-1815 C.E. MEMDB contains five large data sets, three pertaining to currency exchanges and two pertaining to prices."

Author:

Subjects:

Business & Economics--Economics

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Reference--Calculation & Conversion Tools

Keywords: Renaissance; Western Europe; money

Medieval and Renaissance Art, History, Literature and Music

http://www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/

"Provides information about medieval and renaissance history. Includes booklists, many photos of important pieces of art, and an essay about the history, purpose, and construction of castles."

Author: Michelle Roberts (blackadder@net-lynx.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--Fine Arts

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: art; books; castles; literature; music

Medieval English Towns

http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html

"Historical information about English cities and towns in the Middle Ages, with emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on social, political and constitutional history. Includes primary material."

Author: Stephen Alsford (stephen.alsford@civilization.ca)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Documents--Historical

Keywords: England; Great Britain; Middle Ages

Medieval/Renaissance Brewing Homepage

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/brewing.html

This site provides information on Medieval and Renaissance Brewing such as ³Honeys, and their affects on mead², ³Alcoholic Drinks of the Middle Ages², ³Brewing on the Dark Side², ³Early Medieval Brewing², ³Medieval Wines: How sweet were they?², etc.

Author: Greg Lindahl (lindahl@pbm.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Drink

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Medieval; Renaissace; Brewing

Medieval/Renaissance Food Homepage

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/food.html

This site contains rich information on Medieval and Renaissance food such as "A Renaissance Food Bibliography", "Medieval/Renaissance Food Clip Art", "Viking Food", "An article on medieval famine," and much more.

Author: Greg Lindahl (lindahl@pbm.com)

Subjects:

Entertainment & Leisure--Food--Exotic/Unusual

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Renaissance

Keywords: Medieval

The Middle Ages

http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

An online exhibit discussing the nature of daily life in the Middle Ages. Includes both a list of related Web sites and a brief bibliography. An excellent resource for students.

Author: The Annenberg/CPB Project (exhibits@learner.org)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Medieval

The Middle English Compendium

http://www.hti.umich.edu/mec/

"The Middle English Compendium has been designed to offer easy access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse based on the MED bibliographies, and an associated network of electronic resources."

Author: Middle English Compendium (mec-info@umich.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--Language & Linguistics--English

Arts & Humanities--Literature

Keywords: Middle English

NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources

http://www.netserf.org/

NetSERF is an extremely thorough and extensive database of information on any and all aspects of medieval society and its culture. It includes search engines and a fantastic glossary for obscure medieval terminology. It also includes an extensive bibliography of sources divided up by specializations. This includes everything from history to literature to legends and more. Other links include full texts of works by medieval authors, links to web pages about those authors, and other links to electronic collections of medieval works.

Author: Beau A.C. Harbin (59harbin@cua.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Keywords: Archaeolgy; Architecture; Art; Culture; Drama; History; Law; Literature; Philosophy; People; Religion; Science; Technology

The Online Medieval and Classical Library

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/

"The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization." The site is searchable or browsable by title, author, genre, and language.

Author: Douglas B. Killings (DeTroyes@EnterAct.Com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Keywords: ancient; medieval

Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies (ORB)

http://orb.rhodes.edu/

"ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies. "

This online textbook for medieval studies contains scholarly articles, bibliographies, primary source materials, articles for the general public and links to other sites of interest. Browsable by topic or type of resource.

Author: Carolyn Schriber (schriber@rhodes.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Keywords: Medieval; Middle Ages

Saint George in English History

http://www.angelfire.com/mi/resumeandarticles/

"Use the database to see the impact of the figure of St. George on English chivalry, literature and art. Learn about research into the origins of the saint - he really did exist. Find a wide range of books, pre-classified for you. Follow links to pursue your interest in English history and culture."

Author: Michael Collins

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Social Sciences--Customs, Etiquette, Folklore--Mythology & Folklore

Keywords: St. George; England; Great Britain; Patron saint

Women Writers of the Middle Ages

http://www.millersv.edu/~english/homepage/duncan/medfem/medfem.html

Links to biographies of secular writers, saints and women in religious vocations, composers such as Hildegard van Bingen, and medieval writings about women (witches, nuns, peasants,etc.) also some medieval illustrations, links to information and some examples of medieval women artists and women in medieval art, and more links to medieval domestic life, faith and religion, guilds and economics, science and mathematics, health and healing, law and politics,literature, medieval warfare, music, philosophy. 

Author: Bonnie Duncan (bduncan@marauder.millersv.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--Europe--Middle Ages (Medieval)

Arts & Humanities--Literature--Literature by Time Period

Social Sciences--Gender & Sexuality--Women--Careers

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