Library

Web Safari, the library catalog is available from the Library homepage by clicking here . We have many books dealing with all aspects of medieval history and culture. Books should be your main resource for your research.

Browse for books on the shelf using these call numbers:

909

914

940.1

942.03

Use keywords medieval or middle ages combined with another word like costume to get a more targeted list.

Reference Books make great starting points!

	REF 305.4 WOM	Women in the Middle Ages : an encyclopedia Contains entries that provide information about the roles, experiences, and contributions of women in the medieval world, covering people and topics from the third to the fifteenth century.

	REF 909 GRE	Great events from history. The Middle Ages, 477-1453

	REF 909.07 MID	The Middle Ages : an encyclopedia for students

	REF 920 GRE	Great lives from history. The Middle Ages, 477-1453

Subscription Databases

	Use the World History: Ancient and Medieval
	Encyclopedias make excellent starting points.
Click here if you are at school	If you are off campus be sure to use the remote access link.
	Find in-depth analyses of plots and characters.
	Search for full-text of Canterbury Tales
	*Click here* for a list of critical essays on Canterbury Tales.

Recommended Internet Sources

The Librarian's Internet Index finds the best sites for academic research on the free Web.

Here are some of the sites we found:

The History of Costume

The Labyrinth - resources for medieval studies

ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - original articles, teaching resources, graphics links, and a layman's guide to Medieval popular culture and media

The Luminarium - medieval scholarship and research

The Chaucer MetaPage - a directory of Internet sites devoted to this early British author, his writings and to medieval life in general.

The Geoffrey Chaucer Website contains a brief biography and timeline of Chaucer's life and times. Portions of the Canterbury Tales are interspersed with explanations and links to definitions. Information is included about other authors of the time. There is information about Life and Manners (courtly love, eating, women writers, tournaments, chivalric life, pilgrimages) and Science (astronomy/astrology).