Medieval Studies Guide

Table of Contents Guides General History Medieval History Histories General Regional Religion and the Church Intellectual and Cultural Social and Political Bibliographies--General Retrospective Serial Library Catalogs Manuscripts Bibliographies--Geographical Byzantium England France Germany Italy Portugal Spain Bibliographies--Topical Religion and the Church Intellectual and Cultural Social and Political Sources Printed General England France Germany Italy Spain Ecclesiastical Writings Translations Archival Biography England France Germany Italy Spain Hagiography and Christianity Other Chronologies Handbooks and Encyclopedias General Encyclopedias Subject Encyclopedias Handbooks and Manuals Church Reference Books Dictionaries General Place-Names Latin Greek English French German Atlases and Geography Dissertations Notes on sources of annotations

GUIDES

GENERAL HISTORY

American Historical Association. Guide to historical literature. Ed. George Frederich Howe, et. al. New York: Macmillan, 1963.
SML Stacks Z6201 A43 (LC)

A general guide to history, all periods and countries. Medieval period, pp. 169-232. Has brief annotations.

Updated by: The American Historical Association's guide to historical literature. Ed. Mary Beth Norton. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 2v.
Reference Z6201 A55 1995 (LC)
CCL Reference Z6201 A55 1995 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Z6201 A55 1995 (LC)

Contains nearly 27,000 annotated citations (primarily to English language works) divided into forty-eight sections; citations refer chiefly to works published between 1961 and 1992. Section 20 (vol. 1, pp. 617-703) covers Medieval Europe and is organized in two parts, the first encompassing political, social, and economic history and the second treating church and intellectual history.

Henry Adams History Club. A select bibliography of history. Ed. David D. Grose, John R. English , et al. Fourth edition. Cambridge, MA: 1970.
SML Stacks Z6201 H37 1970 (LC)

A general guide to the literature of history, compiled by graduate students in the Department of History at Harvard. Each section lists bibliographies, general histories, periodicals, source materials, secondary works. No annotations; no index. Medieval history, pp.44-146.

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MEDIEVAL HISTORY

Caenegem, R. C. van. Guide to the sources of medieval history. Europe in the Middle Ages, v. 2. Amsterdam; New York: North-Holland Pub. Co., 1978.
Reference D117 C2213
Divinity Reading Room D117 C2213 (LC)

"Earlier versions appeared in Dutch (Encyclopedie van de Geschiedenis der Middeleeuwen. Ghent, 1962) and German (Kurze Quellenkunde des westeuropäischen Mittelalters. Göttingen, 1964); this is a revised and expanded edition, not merely a translation.
In five main sections: (1) Typology of the sources of medieval history; (2) Libraries and archives (i.e., repositories of medieval manuscripts); (3) Great collections and repertories of sources; (4) Reference works for the study of medieval texts; (5) Bibliographical introduction to the auxiliary sciences of history. Each section consists of a number of explanatory or bibliographic chapters citing and describing a wide range of sources for the many aspects of medieval studies. Detailed table of contents; index of names and anonymous titles." (Balay DA127)

Manuel des études médiévales: typologie des sources: historique: grandes collections. Ed. R.C. van Caenegem. Trans. B. van den Abeele. Nouvelle édition. Turnhout: Brepols, c1997.
SML Reference D117 C2214 1997
SML, L&B, Historical Texts D117 C2214 1997
Divinity Reading Room D117 C2214 (LC)

Davis, R. H. C. Medieval European history 395-1500. Second revised edition. London: The Historical Association, 1968.
SML Stacks XB78 H6L 67 1978

A good short guide, with emphasis on materials in English. Critical and evaluative.

Dolcini, Carlo. Guida allo studio della storia medievale. Torino: UTET libreria, 1992.
SML Stacks Z6203 D65X 1992 (LC)

"Offers extensive descriptions of major bibliographies (including serial bibliographies), encyclopedias, catalogs for the student in medieval history. The first chapter discusses historiography." (Balay DA128)

McGuire, Brian Patrick. A guide to medieval Denmark = Guide til middelalderens Danmark. Copenhagen: C.A. Reitzels, 1994.
SML Stacks DL160 M33 1994
ART DL160 M33 1994

Medieval studies: an introduction. Ed. James M. Powell. 2nd ed. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1992.
Reference D116 M4X 1992
CCL D116 M4X 1992

"Designed to offer the student 'a convenient orientation in the field.'--Introd. Essays by various authors on all aspects of medieval studies. Bibliographical footnotes and/or substantial bibliographies at the end of each chapter cover to the mid- to late 1980s. Includes paleography, diplomatics, chronology, literature, music, archaeology, law, and science." (Balay DA129)

Pacaut, Marcel. Guide de l'étudiant en histoire médiévale. Second edition. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1973.
SML Reference Z6203 P33 1973 (LC)

Paetow, Louis John. A guide to the study of medieval history. Revised and corrected edition. Millwood, NY: Kraus Reprint, 1980.
Reference Z6203 P25 1980 (LC) [reported missing]
SML Stacks Z6203 P34 1931 (LC)
SML Stacks Xb73 917p
Divinity Reading Room Z6203 P25 1980 (LC) Reprint of original 1931 edition.

An important guide for the study of medieval history, based on courses taught by the author at the University of California. Part I consists of general works useful in medieval studies: bibilographies, reference works, aids to the study of history (e.g., books on diplomatics, heraldry, place-names), general historical works, and large collections of original sources. Many entries in this section have brief annotations. Parts II, "General History of the Middle Ages," and III, "Medieval Culture," consist of syllabi, subdivided into some 53 smaller topics, e.g. "Life of the Nobles in the Middle Ages," "Medieval Universities." For each topic, gives an outline, recommendations for reading, and a bibliography. English history is not treated fully, since Gross (see below) covers this field. To be used with Boyce (see below), which lists later studies. Old but still essential.

Supplemented by: Boyce, Gray Cowan. Literature of medieval history, 1930-1975 : a supplement to Louis John Paetow's A guide to the study of medieval history. Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, c1981.
Reference Z6203 P25 1980 Suppl (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Z6203 P25 1980 Suppl (LC)

Bibliography, v.1-4; Index, v.5. Follows Paetow's classification as well as Paetow's practice of excluding material restricted to English history. Works listed in Paetow are not repeated, hence the section of collections of sources is brief. Largest sections are lists of studies grouped under "General History of the Middle Ages" and "Medieval Culture." The Table of Contents, pp.v-xiv, lists major headings in the classification scheme, while detailed headings are given in the "List of Subject Headings," pp.xlix-civ. Very valuable for its listings of modern studies, but must be used in conjunction with Paetow.

Quirin, Karl Heinz. Einführung in das Studium der mittelalterlichen Geschichte. Third edition. Braunschweig: Georg Westermann Verlag, 1964.
SML Stacks D116 Q57 1964

A manual whose intent is to prepare university students for the study of medieval history. Emphasizes sources, and includes study helps such as chronological lists of important sources, lists of popes and rulers, genealogical charts, etc. A bibliography, pp.292-363, lists sources discussed in the text. No index.

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HISTORIES

GENERAL

The Cambridge medieval history. Second edition. Cambridge, England: University Press, 1964-68. 8v. in 9.
Reference D117 C3 1966
SML Stacks D117 C3 1966

A comprehensive history of the period, containing chapters written by specialists. At the end of each volume are bibliographies (some very extensive), chronology, index, and maps.

Updated by: The New Cambridge medieval history. Ed. Rosamond McKitterick. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995- . In progress.
Reference D117 C3 1995
CCL D117 C3 1995
Divinity Reading Room D117 N48 1995 (LC)

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REGIONAL

Gebhardt, Bruno. Handbuch der deutschen Geschichte. Ninth edition. Ed. Herbert Grundmann. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1978-1994.
Reference DD90 G43 1978

A survey history, with sections written by specialists. Each chapter is followed by a bibliography. Band 1 is Frühzeit und Mittelalter.

Ostrogorski, Georgije. History of the Byzantine state. Trans. Joan Hussey. Revised edition. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1969.
CCL DF552.5 O8713 1969

A standard political history. Each section begins with a discussion of source materials, and each chapter is preceded by a bibliography. Has maps, genealogical charts, lists of rulers, popes, and patriarchs.

The Oxford history of England. Ed. Sir George Clark. Second edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1937-1965. 15v.
Reference DA30 O88 1937

A series of monographs written by specialists. Each volume has its own bibliography and index. For the medieval period, the relevant volumes are: Anglo-Saxon England, by F.M. Stenton (1947); From Domesday Book to Magna Carta, 1087-1216, by A.L. Poole (1955); The Thirteenth Century, 1216-1307, by Maurice Powicke (1962); The Fourteenth Century 1307-1399, by Hay McKisack (1959); The Fifteenth Century, 1399-1485, by E.F. Jacob (1961).

Treadgold, Warren T. A history of the Byzantine state and society. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, c1997.
CCL DF552 T65X 1997

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RELIGION AND THE CHURCH

Barraclough, Geoffrey. The medieval papacy. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968.
CCL BX955.2 B37
Divinity KH34 B271m

"Good general introduction to history of papacy. Emphasizes both growth of papal institutions and interactions of popes and secular rulers." (AHA Guide 20.966)

Brooke, Rosalind B. and Christopher Brooke. Popular religion in the Middle Ages: Western Europe 1000-1300. London: Thames and Hudson, c1984.
CCL BR270 B76 (LC)
Divinity BR738.2 B76 1984

"Popularly written and brief but provides useful synthesis of more specialized works. Treats religious aspirations, beliefs, hopes, and fears of ordinary lay people in Western Christendom." (AHA Guide 20.969)

The Cambridge history of the Bible. Vol. 2 of The West, from the Fathers to the Reformation. Ed. G. W. H. Lampe. Cambridge: University Press, 1969.
Reference BS445 C35 (LC)
CCL BS445 C35 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BS445 C26
Divinity BS445 C26

"Collection of essays surveying most aspects of biblical study and commentary from Jerome to Reformation, including numerous studies of vernacular scriptures as well as Latin exegesis." (AHA Guide 20.983)

Christian spirituality: high Middle Ages and Reformation. Ed. Jill Raitt. World spirituality, v. 17. New York: Crossroad, 1987.
SML Stacks BV4490 C45 1987 (LC)
Divinity BV4490 C48 1987

"Essays by various authors treating mysticism, Marian devotion, liturgy, and religious women. Extremely useful collection." (AHA Guide 20.992)

Christian spirituality: origins to the twelfth century. World spirituality, vol. 16. Ed. Bernard McGinn and John Meyendorff. New York: Crossroad, 1985.
CCL BV4490 C464 1985 (LC)
Divinity BV4490 C464 1985

"Nineteen studies on practice and theory of Christian spiritual life from perspectives of monks, laypersons, and theologians; spirituality as manifested in art, liturgy, theology, and reform movements." (AHA Guide 20.987)

Dalmais, Irénée Henri. Principles of the liturgy. Vol. I of The Church at prayer: an introduction to the liturgy. Ed. Aime Georges Martimort, et al. Trans. Matthew O'Connell. New edition. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, c1986-1988.
Divinity BX1970 E313 1986

"First of four-volume comprehensive, collaborative work containing wealth of information about liturgy, sacraments, monastic rites, and religious profession. Best general reference in its field." (AHA Guide 20.976)

Histoire du christianisme: des origines à nos jours. Paris: Desclée-Fayard, c1990- . In progress.
SML Stacks BR145.2 H56 1990 (LC)
Divinity BR145.2 H57 1990

Vol. 2, Naissance d'une Chrétienté (250-430); vol. 4, Evêques, moines et empereurs (610-1054); vol. 5, Apogée de la papauté et expansion de la chrétienté (1054-1274); vol. 6, Un temps d'épreuves (1274-1449); vol. 7, De la réforme à la Réformation (1450-1530).

Kieckhefer, Richard. Magic in the Middle Ages. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
CCL BF1593 K53 1990 (LC)

"Excellent introduction to natural and demonic magic in medieval culture, 500-1500, and its relationship to other cultural forms. Argues magic point of intersection between popular and elite cultures." (AHA Guide 20.980)

Knowles, David and Dimitri Obolensky. The Middle Ages. Vol. 2 of The Christian Centuries. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968.
Divinity IN2 K761m

"Treats conversion of Western Europe to Christianity, development of Christian institutions and doctrine in early Middle Ages, eleventh-century reform movement, and ecclesiastical history of the high Middle Ages." (AHA Guide 20.981)

Lawrence, C. H. Medieval monasticism: forms of religious life in western Europe in the Middle Ages. Second edition. London; New York: Longman, 1989.
CCL BX2470 L39 1989 (LC)
Divinity BX2470 L39 1989

"Excellent introduction to development of monasticism and monastic institutions from third to fourteenth century. Accents variety of forms of monastic life in medieval Western church." (AHA Guide 20.984)

Medieval religious women. Ed. John A. Nichols and Lillian Thomas Shank. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1984-1995. 3v. in 4.
Divinity BX4210 M345 1984

"Each volume contains chronologically ordered articles by different authors. Volume I explores variety of lifestyles open to religious women; volume 2 describes spirituality, experiences, and values of individual women; and volume 3 focuses on Cistercian nuns. Excellent introduction to medieval women and religion." (AHA Guide 20.989)

Pelikan, Jaroslav Jan. The Christian tradition: a history of the development of doctrine. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971-1989.
CCL BT21.2 P44 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BT25 P43
Divinity BT25 P43 Contents: Vol. 1, The emergence of the Catholic tradition (100-600); vol. 2, The spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700); vol. 3, The growth of medieval theology (600-1300); vol. 4, Reformation of Church and dogma (1300-1700); vol. 5, Christian doctrine and modern culture (since 1700).

"Systematic treatment of Christian teachings, 100-1700, accenting consensus positions. Beginning with biblical roots of Christianity, arrives at orthodox consensus of sixth century. Continues with challenges to Augustinian synthesis and emergence of high medieval consensus and positions of late medieval theologians, their continuities and discontinuities with Reformation theology." (AHA Guide 20.990)

Runciman, Steven, Sir. A history of the Crusades. Cambridge, England: University Press, 1962-66. 3v.
CCL D157 R85 1962 Contents: v.1. The first Crusade and the foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem; v.2. The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187; v.3. The Kingdom of Acre, and the later Crusades.

A beautifully written account of the disastrous efforts to expel the Moslems from the Holy Land. Brief bibliographies in each volume.

Russell, Jeffrey Burton. A history of medieval Christianity: prophecy and order. New York: Crowell, 1968.
CCL BR252 R87 (LC)
Divinity IN2 R914h

"Charts creative tension between Christian imperative to transform world and countervailing tendency to accomodate religion to society as it animated church history through fifteenth century." (AHA Guide 20.993)

-----. Witchcraft in the Middle Ages. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1972.
CCL BF1569 R87 1972 (LC)

"Examination of emergence and development of witch phenomenon and degree to which it was accepted, 300-1486. Links witchcraft to heresy. Best introduction to subject." (AHA Guide 20.994)

Smalley, Beryl. The study of the Bible in the Middle Ages. Third edition. Oxford: B. Blackwell, c1983.
Divinity BS500 S5 1983

"How Bible was studied from fourth to thirteenth century. Emphasizes changes in interpretive methods and centrality of biblical scholarship to medieval intellectual history." (AHA Guide 20.995)

Southern, R. W. Western society and the Church in the Middle Ages. Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books, 1970.
CCL BR252 S69 (LC)
Divinity IN2 So88w

"General history of church from 1050 to 1300. Treats growth of papal authority, episcopal government, development of religious orders, and role of church in society." (AHA Guide 20.996)

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INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL

The Cambridge history of later medieval philosophy: from the rediscovery of Aristotle to the disintegration of scholasticism, 1100-1600. Ed. Norman Kretzmann, Anthony Kenny, Jan Pinborg. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, c1982.
CCL B721 C35 1982 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room B721 C35 1982

"Collected essays providing detailed studies on most aspect of high and late medieval philosophy with extensive bibliography. History of logic emphasized." (AHA Guide 20.982)

The Cambridge history of medieval political thought c. 350-c. 1450. Ed. J.H. Burns. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
CCL JA82 C27 1988 (LC)
Divinity JA82 C27 1988 (LC)

"Collection of essays by leading scholars treating major aspects of political and legal theory and ecclesiology across Middle Ages." (AHA Guide 20.970)

Cobban, Alan B. The medieval universities: their development and organization. London: Methuen, 1975.
CCL LA627 C57 (LC)

"Survey of institutional development of medieval universities. Provides good synthesis of state of research as of date of publication." (AHA Guide 20.972)

Curtius, Ernst Robert. European literature and the Latin Middle Ages. Trans. Willard R. Trask. Bollingen series, 36. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, c1990.
CCL PN674 C8713 1990
Divinity PN674 C82 1973 (LC)
SML Stacks PN674 C8713 1967

"Learned defense of continuity of classical literary tradition across Middle Ages, studied thematically, as part of larger argument opposing view of period as literary Dark Age. [1990] edition has new epilogue." (AHA Guide 20.975)

Dronke, Peter. Women writers of the Middle Ages: a critical study of texts from Perpetua (203) to Marguerite Porete (1310). Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984.
CCL PN471 D765

"Insightful explication of texts written 200-1300 CE, by eighty-four women. Focuses on language, thought, and emotion. Seminal study of medieval female authors." (AHA Guide 20.977)

Lewis, C. S. The discarded image: an introduction to medieval and Renaissance literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1964.
CCL PN671 L48
Divinity PN671 L48 (LC)

"Valuable background on classical, Christian, and vernacular worldviews and beliefs about other world that informed literatures and literary audiences of period." (AHA Guide 20.986)

Stokstad, Marilyn. Medieval art. New York: Harper & Row, c1986.
CCL N5970 S75 1986 (LC)
ART N5970 S75 1986 (LC)

"Excellent general introduction to medieval art from early Christian to late Gothic period. Balanced coverage of all styles, regions, and genres." (AHA Guide 20.997)

Ullmann, Walter. A history of political thought; the Middle Ages. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1965.
CCL JA82 U44

"Survey of political thought from late Roman times to fifteenth century, emphasizing clericalization of political theory. Theme is descending concepts of power giving way to ascending theories of political authority." (AHA Guide 20.998)

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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL

Le Bras, Gabriel, Charles Lefebvre, and Jacqueline Rambaud. L'âge classique, 1140-1378: sources et théorie du droit. Histoire du droit et des institutions de l'Église en Occident, t. 7. Paris: Sirey, c1965.
Divinity BX941 H57 1955 t.7
Mudd M10 H626 7

"Standard introduction to history of medieval canon law, teaching of law at Bologna, literature of canon law, and creation of canonical jurisprudence, types of canon law, and relationship to ecclesiastical institutions." (AHA Guide 20.985)

Vinogradoff, Paul, Sir. Roman law in medieval Europe. Cambridge, Eng.: Speculum Historiale, 1968.
SML Stacks P65 V77 909b
Law, anx RL 46 V771 1994 [Reprint]

"Classic account of revival of Roman law in medieval Europe and influence of Roman law on English, French, and German legal systems." (AHA Guide 20.1000)

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES--GENERAL

RETROSPECTIVE

Bibliographies in history: an index to bibliographies in history journals and dissertations covering the U.S. and Canada. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, c1988.
Reference Z1236 +B48 1988 (LC)

Chevalier, Ulysse. Répertoire des sources historiques du moyen âge. Paris: A. Picard et fils, 1894-1907. 2v in 4.
Reference Z6203 +C44 1905 (LC) [Bio-bibliographie]
SML, Andrews History Study, Room 214-15 D113 +C35 [Bio-bibliographie]
Reference Z6203 C44 1959 (LC) [Topo-bibliographie]

Reprint: Kraus, 1959-60. 4v.
In two parts: (1) Bio-bibliographie, 1877-83, new revised and augmented edition 1905-1907; (2) Topo-bibliographie, 1894-1903.
"Of first importance for the literature of medieval history. The first part is arranged alphabetically by personal name (in the French form), the second by place and topic. Under each name, references are given to sources. An immense mass of material is indexed, but with no critical indication of value." (Balay DA130)

Crosby, Everett Uberto, C. Julian Bishko, Robert L. Kellogg. Medieval studies: a bibliographical guide. New York: Garland Pub., 1983.
Reference Z5579.5 C76 1983 (LC)

"About 9,000 items (books and monographs) in classed arrangement; nearly all entries are briefly annotated. Lists '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.'--Introd. Detailed table of contents; indexes of authors and topics." (Balay DA131)

Historical periodicals directory. Ed. Eric H. Boehm, Barbara H. Pope, and Marie S. Ensign. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1981-1986. 5v.
Reference Z6205 +H573 (LC)

Vol. 1, USA and Canada; vol. 2, Europe: west, north, central, and south; vol. 3, Europe: east and southeast; USSR; vol. 4, Latin America and the West Indies; vol. 5. Australia and New Zealand. Includes cummulative subject and title indexes.

Istoriia srednikh vekov. Moskva: Izd-vo Moskovskogo universiteta, 1968- .
SML Stacks Z5579.5 I87 (LC)

Contents: vol. 1, Bibliograficheski i ukazatel’ literatury, izdanno i v SSSR, 1918-1957, compiled and edited by K.R. Simon; vol. 2, ch. 1-2, Ukazatel’ literatury, izdanno i v SSSR (1958-1967 gg.), ch. 3, Vspomagatel’nye ukazateli.
"A bibliography of historical works on the Middle Ages published in the USSR. Classed arrangement with personal and geographical name indexes. Each volume has an index for authors, translators, editors, etc. The index for v. 2 includes a special index for medieval authors in either volume." (Balay DA133)

Repertorium fontium historiae Medii Aevi primum ab Augusto Potthast digestum, nunc cura collegii historicorum e pluribus nationibus emendatum et auctum. Rome: Instituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1962- .
Reference Z6203 R46 (LC)

"Cooperative international bibliography of primary sources other than archival documents. Volume one lists individual titles in series publications. Succeeding volumes list sources alphabetically by author and anonymous works by title." (AHA Guide 20.11)

Supplemented by: Repertorium fontium historiae Medii Aevi primum ab Augusto Potthast digestum, nunc cura collegii historicum e pluribus nationibus emendatum et auctum: additamenta. Rome: Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1977- .
Reference Z6203 +R46 Suppl (LC)

Williams, Harry Franklin. Index of mediaeval studies published in Festschriften, 1865-1946. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1951.
Divinity Reading Room Z6203 W5 (LC)

"An index of the contributions concerning medieval art, customs, history, philosophy, literature, language, and science of Western Europe found in anniversary or homage volumes published in honor of scholars, occasions, or institutions, covering more than 5,000 items from about 500 volumes of such studies. Not all volumes are fully indexed, since material not pertinent to medieval studies is omitted. The emphasis is on Romanic material. Includes a list of the festschriften, a list of reviews of some 170 festschriften, an index of authors, and one of subject matter." (Balay DA139)

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SERIAL

Bibliographic index. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1937/42- .
Reference Z1002 B53 (LC)

Bibliographie annuelle du moyen-âge tardif. Paris: Brepols, c1991- . Annual.
Reference Z5579.5 B5 (LC)

Cahiers de civilisation médiévale Xe-XIIe siècles. Bibliographie. Poitiers, France: Université de Poitiers, Centre d'études supérieures de civilisation médiévale. 1958- .
SML Stacks B42 C11 [Current issues in Periodical Reading Room, Section 16]

"The bibliography was issued as part of the journal 1958-68; beginning 1969 the bibliography is issued separately.
An extensive subject listing of articles and books, primarily on European history and civilization of the 10th-12th centuries; to a lesser extent includes materials relating to Byzantine, Islamic, Slavic, and Middle Eastern civilizations. Annual author index; index for v. 1-5 of names, places, texts, etc. Liberal use of cross-references.

Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters. Koln: Bohlau.1937- . Twice yearly.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts DD126 A1 D48

"Title varies: v. 1-7 (1937-44) called Deutsches Archiv für Geschichte des Mittelalters.
Title page note, v. 2-7: namens des Reichinstituts für Ältere Deutsche Geschichtskunde (Monumenta Germaniae Historica); v. 8- , namens der Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
Publication suspended 1945-49.
A bibliography (the bibliographical portion is called: Besprechungen und Anzeigen) of articles and books concerning medieval studies. Topical arrangement under broad headings; descriptive annotations. Name and subject indexes end each volume." (Balay DA142)

Historical Association (Great Britain). Annual bulletin of historical literature. London: Historical Association, 1911- .
Reference Z6205 H57 (LC)

Bibliographic essays by specialists on the year's scholarly output in the field of history. Highly selective; includes brief evaluative comments. All numbers have sections on the Middle Ages. Citations are brief; index of authors of studies cited. Appears late.

International bibliography of historical sciences. Internationale Bibliographie der Geschichtswissenschaften. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1926- .
Reference Z6205 I58 (LC)

Annual. Each issue has section on Middle Ages. International in coverage and scope; no annotations. Index of names.

International medieval bibliography. Leeds, England: University of Leeds, 1967- .
Reference Z6203 I585 (LC)

"Frequency varies.
Originally issued in card form. The first volume reproduces (in reduced size) the cards issued during 1967; beginning with 1968, the bound volumes appear semiannually. Covers the whole range of medieval studies. Articles indexed are drawn from journals and festschriften; critical reviews are noted. Arrangement is by subject, with indexes of authors and of personal and place-names mentioned in the titles. Considered a standard bibliography for the period." (Balay DA143)

International medieval bibliography. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1995- .
SML CD-ROM Reference Center Z5579.5 I58 1995 (LC)

Currently covers 1967-1999.

International medieval bibliography. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, c2001- .
Available online to members of the Yale community

Provides the entire run of the print copy of the International Medieval Bibliography from 1968-2000.

Medioevo latino: bollettino bibliografico della cultura europea dal secolo VI al XIII. Spoleto: Centro italiano di studi sull' alto medioevo, 1980- . Annual.
Reference Z2000 M35 (LC)

"Vol. 2 and following called 1979 (etc.). Bibliographical appendix to Studi medievali, v. 20- .
Although a high percentage of items in v. 1 were published in 1978, numerous publications from 1977 and earlier are included.
An extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources often annotated. Classed arrangement, with indexes of authors and manuscripts. Includes citations to critical reviews. Considered one of the standard bibliographies for this period." (Balay DA144)

Medioevo latino. Società internazionale per lo studio del Medioevo latino. Florence: SISMEL, Edizioni del Galluzzo, 1998- .
SML, CD-ROM Reference Center

Rouse, Richard H. Serial bibliographies for medieval studies. Publications of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 3. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1969.
Reference Z6203 R66 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Z6203 R66 (LC)

Guide to bibliographies of medieval studies which are published in serial form and which survey current publication in some aspect of medieval studies. In two basic sections: General, national and regional bibliographies; subject bibliographies. Second section includes archival and auxiliary studies, art and archeology, ecclesiastical history, economic and social history, intellectual history, literature and linguistics, music, science, technology, and medicine. Full citations with annotations; indexes of titles and editors. Very valuable.

Toronto medieval bibliographies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1967- .
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"Contents: no. 1, Old Norse-Icelandic studies, H. Bekker-Nielsen (1967. 94p.); no. 2, Old English language, F.C. Robinson (1970. 68p.); no. 3, Medieval rhetoric, J.J. Murphy (2nd ed., 1989. 100p.); no. 4, Medieval music, A. Hughes (rev. ed., 1980. 360 p.); no. 5, Medieval Celtic literature, R. Bromwich (1974. 109 p.); no. 6, Medieval monasticism, G. Constable (1976. 171 p.); no. 7, La littérature occitane du Moyen Âge, R.A. Taylor (1977. 166p.); no. 8, Medieval Latin liturgy, R.W. Pfaff (1982. 129 p.); no. 10, Chaucer: a bibliographical introduction, by John Leyerle and Anne Quick (1986. 321 p.); no. 11, Medieval Christian literary imagery: a guide to interpretation, R.E. Kaske (1988. 247 p.).
A series of authoritative, annotated bibliograohies." (Balay DA138)

Medieval Encyclopaedias and Bibliographies (Brepolis)

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LIBRARY CATALOGS

Bibliothèque nationale (France). Catalogue de l'histoire de France de la Bibliothèque nationale [microfiche]. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck Healey, 1987. 1249 microfiches.
Microform Fiche B4168

Guide: Sabatier, Isabelle. Guide de l'utilisateur du catalogue general de l'histoire de France de la bibliothèque nationale. Paris: Chadwyck-Healey, 1991.
SML Microform Z2176 +P28 1991 (LC)

Mittelalterliche Bibliothekskataloge Deutschlands und der Schweiz. Erganzungsband. Ed. Bernhard Bischoff. Munchen: Beck, c1989- .
Reference Z801 A1 M58 1989 (LC)

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Library. Dictionary catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1972. 5v.
Reference Z6203 +P65 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize Z6203 P64 1972 (LC)

Republication in book form of cards from the catalog of the Library, with authors, titles, subjects and other entries interfiled in one alphabet. The Library has strength in the history of the church during the medieval period. Useful in verifying titles and as a supplement to union lists or catalogs of more general libraries.

Supplemented by: -----. -----. Dictionary catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto, Canada: Supplement. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1979- .
Reference Z6203 +P65 Suppl (LC)

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MANUSCRIPTS

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Catalogue of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. By Barbara A. Shailor. Binghamton, NY: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1984-1992. 3v.
Reference Z6621 B4213 1984 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Z6621 B4213 1984 (LC)
ART Z6621 B4213 1984 (LC)

Bibliografia di inventari e cataloghi a stampa dei manoscritti conservati nelle biblioteche italiane. Roma: Istituto centrale per il catalogo unico delle biblioteche italiane e per le informazioni bibliografiche, 1985- .
SML Stacks Z6620 I8 B53X 1985 (LC)

Biblioteca ambrosiana. Inventory of Western manuscripts in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana: from the Medieval Institute of the University of Notre Dame, the Frank M. Folsom Microfilm Collection. Ed. Louis Jordan and Susan Wool. Publications in medieval studies, 22. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1984- .
SML Stacks Z6621 M64 B5 1984 (LC)
Divinity Z6621 M64 B5 1984 (LC)

Bibliothèques de manuscrits médiévaux en France: relevé des inventaires du VIIIe au XVIIIe siècle. Paris: Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique: Diffusion Presses du CNRS, 1987.
ART Z723 B54 1987 (LC)

Dutschke, C. W. Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts in the Claremont libraries. Ed. C.W. Dutschke, D.J. Dutschke, R.H. Rouse. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1986.
SML Stacks Z6621 H5813 1986 (LC)

Ferrari, Mirella. Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts at the University of California, Los Angeles. Ed. R.H. Rouse. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1991.
SML Stacks Z6621 U6596 F47X 1991 (LC)

Jullien de Pommerol, Marie-Henriette and Jacques Monfrin. La bibliothèque pontificale à Avignon et à Peñiscola pendant le grand schisme d'Occident et sa dispersion: inventaires et concordances. Rome: Ecole française de Rome, 1991. 2v.
SML Microform DE1 E25 141

Kristeller, Paul Oskar. Latin manuscript books before 1600: a list of the printed catalogues and unpublished inventories of extant collections. 4th revised and enlarged edition. Ed. Sigrid Krämer. Monumenta Germaniae historica. Hilfsmittel, 13. München: Monumenta Germaniae Historica, 1993.
Reference Z6601 A1 K75 1993 (LC)

A list of catalogs of manuscript collections in depositories in the U.S. and Europe. Part A: Bibliography and Statistics of Libraries and their Collections of Manuscripts; Part B: Works Describing Manuscripts of More than One City; Part C: Individual Libraries, by City. A supplement is printed separately at the end and must be consulted with the main list.

Ker, N. R. Medieval libraries of Great Britain: a list of surviving books. Second edition. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1964.
SML Stacks Z723 K47 1964 (LC)

Supplemented by: -----. Medieval libraries of Great Britain: a list of surviving books ... supplement to the second edition. Ed. Andrew G. Watson. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1987.
SML Stacks Z723 K47 1987 Suppl. (LC)

-----. Medieval manuscripts in British libraries. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969-(1992).
Reference Z6620 G7 K47 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Z6620 G7 K4 (LC)

Lists manuscripts up to the beginning of printing (c.1500) held in British libraries. The largest repositories (British Library, Bodleian, Cambridge, and the national libraries of Scotland and Wales) are omitted, since their holdings are listed elsewhere. Vol. 1 lists libraries in London.

The medieval and renaissance manuscripts of St. John's College, Oxford: a guide to accompany the Research Publications International collection. Reading: Research Publications International, 1995.
SML Stacks Z6621 S19 S26 1995 (LC)

Repertorium Chronicarum: A Bibliography of the Manuscripts of Medieval Latin Chronicles. Mississippi State University.
http://www.chronica.msstate.edu/

A bibliography of Latin manuscripts chronicling the Middle Ages. It includes the locations of manuscripts and works documenting medieval public events, event narratives, and histories. Most of the documents date from early in the fourth century until the latter part of the fifteenth century. The best way to search the extensive list of documents is with an author drop-down box located on the Chronicles page. Location listings provide the city, library and date of each manuscript. The collection includes translations of some works into Latin, but not translations from Latin into other languages.

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BIBLIOGRAPHIES--GEOGRAPHICAL

BYZANTIUM

Byzantinische Zeitschrift. München: C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1892- .
SML Stacks DF501 B89 [Current issues in Periodical Reading Room, section 16] Biennial. Suspended publication 1914-Aug. 1919, 1920-22.

"An important current listing of books, articles, and essays published in Europe and North America in all European languages on the Byzantine period (325-1453). Classified arrangement with some annotations and references to reviews. Annual author index." (Balay DA163)

Hanawalt, Emily Albu. An annotated bibliography of Byzantine sources in English translation. Brookline, MA: Hellenic College Press, c1988.
Divinity Z6207 B9 H36 1988 (LC)

"An alphabetically arranged bibliography of books and articles which are translations into English of Byzantine materials. Only about half the entries have annotations, usually about one sentence long." (Balay DA164)

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ENGLAND

Altschul, Michael. Anglo-Norman England, 1066-1154. Conference on British Studies bibliographical handbooks. London: Cambridge University Press, 1969.
Reference Z2017 A43 (LC)
CCL Z2017 A43

Annual bibliography of British and Irish history. Hassocks, England: Harvester Press; Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1975- .
Reference Z2016 A55 (LC)

A listing in classified order, with subject and author indexes, of studies published during the year of review. Not as comprehensive as Writings on British History (see below), but far more prompt.

Bonser, Wilfrid. An Anglo-Saxon and Celtic bibliography (450-1087). Oxford: Blackwell, 1957.
Reference Z2017 B65 (LC)

A 12,000-item bibliography on early medieval England, arranged by classification. Contains considerable material on local history. Excludes literature and related fields. Indexes of authors and subjects in vol. 2.

Gross, Charles. The sources and literature of English history from the earliest times to about 1485. Second edition, revised and enlarged. London; New York: Longmans, Green, 1915.
Reference Z2017 G76 1915 (LC)
CCL Reference Z2017 G76 1915A

For decades, Gross was the standard bibliography for early and medieval English history, containing some 3,200 items, many annotated, interpolated with sections of advice on use of libraries and archives, comparison of sources and of bibliographic aids, and the like. Arranged by an elaborate classification scheme. Appendices give titles in the Rolls Series, lists of Historical Manuscripts Commission Reports, etc.

Revised by: A Bibliography of English history to 1485: based on The sources and literature of English history from the earliest times to about 1485 by Charles Gross. Ed. Edgar B. Graves. Oxford; New York: Clarendon Press, 1975.
Reference Z2017 G77 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Z2017 B5 (LC)

Graves is a revision of Gross, following his classification scheme with some minor differences and repeating many of his titles. Adds more recent studies, listing more than 7 000 items in all, but omits Gross' appendices. Index. Essential for the study of the medieval period in England.

Guth, DeLloyd J. Late-medieval England, 1377-1485. Conference on British Studies bibliographical handbooks. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1976.
Reference Z2017 G87 (LC)

Continued by: Rosenthal, Joel Thomas. Late medieval England (1377-1485): a bibliography of historical scholarship, 1975-1989. Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications, 1994.
Reference Z2017 R68X 1994 (LC)

Keynes, Simon. Anglo-Saxon History: A Select Bibliography. The Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University, 1998.
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/rawl/keynes1/index.html

Wilkinson, Bertie. The high Middle Ages in England, 1154-1377. Conference on British Studies bibliographical handbooks. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978.
Reference Z2017 W54 (LC)

Writings on British history. London, University of London, Institute for Historical Research, 1901/33- .
Reference Z2016 W75 (LC)
SML, Andrews History Study, Room 214-15 Z2016 W75 (LC) Vols. for 1901-33 (5v.) published by J. Cape for the Royal Historical Society.

A bibliography of books and articles on the history of Britain published from 1901 onwards. The original series was intended as an annual survey of studies published during the year beginning with 1934; later volumes have included publications of more than one year. The retrospective set (1901-33) carried coverage back to the beginning of the century. Arranged by classification; index of authors and subjects. For the retrospective set, medieval period is in vol. 2; annual volumes have sections on Middle Ages.

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FRANCE

Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France du cinquième siècle à... Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1955- .
Reference Z2176 B53 (LC)
Divinity Z2176 B5 1976- (LC)

Arranged by classification scheme. Material on middle ages scattered under various large headings (e.g., "Histoire politique," "Histoire religieuse"). The basic current bibliography for French history.

Bibliographie de l'histoire medievale en France (1965-1990). Michel Balard, comp. Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 1992.
SML Stacks Z2188 C55 B53X 1992 (LC)

"Selective but vast bibliography of medieval studies by French scholars, arranged topically. Includes research on all of Europe, Byzantium, Turkic world, Islam, and sub-Saharan Africa. Also includes auxiliary sciences and computer use." (AHA Guide 20.14)

Franklin, Alfred. Les sources de l'histoire de France. Notices bibliographiques et analytiques des inventaires et des recueils de documents relatifs à l'histoire de France. Paris: Firmin-Didot et cie, 1877.
SML Stacks Z2176 F73 (LC)

Now important primarily because it analyzes many important collections of sources in French history.

Halphen, Louis. Initiation aux études d'histoire du moyen âge. Second revised and expanded edition. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1946.
Reference Z6203 H35 1946 (LC)
SML Stacks Xb73 946H

A compact, authoritative guide to the literature, written in narrative form. In three parts: initial orientation, access to sources, methods of historical research.

Histoire Urbaine en France (Moyen Âge - XXe siècle) : guide bibliographique 1965-1996. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1998.
SML UNCAT174113

Revue d'histoire de l'église de France. Paris: Société d'histoire ecclésiastique de la France, 1910- .
Divinity ZP R3264 [Current issues in rotunda]
Mudd M40 R325

Publication suspended from 1914-20.

Stein, Henri. Bibliographie générale des cartulaires français ou relatifs a l'histoire de France. Paris: A. Picard et fils, 1907.
SML Reference Z2178 S85 (LC)

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GERMANY

Dahlmann, Friedrich Christoph. Dahlmann-Waitz, Quellenkunde der deutschen Geschichte: Bibliographie der Quellen und der Literatur zur deutschen Geschichte. 10th edition. Stuttgart: A. Hiersemann, 1985- .
Reference Z2236 +D34 1965 Index (LC)

The standard retrospective bibliography for German history. Coverage in this 10th edition has been extended to 1945, listing works published through 1960. Includes virtually all German works of any importance (lesser ones are in small print). This edition (to be in 8 volumes) will include a greater number of non-German writings, but since numerous citations from the 9th edition [Subject Bibliography Z2236 D34 1931(LC)] are being dropped, the latter should be used in conjunction with it. The work as a whole is arranged in three sections: classified general section; aspects of German history arranged geographically; and chronologically arranged bibliography. No index as yet, but each volume has extremely detailed Table of Contents, and Vol. 1 has Table of Contents for the entire work. Medieval history appears in sections 163-274.

Jahresberichte für deutsche Geschichte. Leipzig: K.F. Koehler, 1927-. Annual.
SML Stacks X587 J19 "Topical listing of writings on German history from the earliest times through World War II. Author and subject indexes. Volumes for 1941-48 not yet published." (Balay DC218)

The principal current bibliography for German history, at first annual but later biennial. Arranged by classification scheme; earlier volumes list entries for medieval period under various topics, but later volumes are more strictly chronological, placing medieval entries by date under sections headed "500-1798" or "Feudalzeitalter 500-1798." In earlier volumes bibliographies were followed by commentary on the year's work and reports of research in progress, but later volumes are confined to bibliography.

Supplemented by: Holtzmann, Walther and Gerhard Ritter. Die deutsche Geschichtswissenschaft im Zweiten Weltkrieg: Bibliographie des historischen Schrifttums deutscher Autoren 1939-1945. Marburg/Lahn: Simons Verlag, 1951.
Reference Z6201 H6 (LC)

In two parts with classed arrangement. Part 2: Medieval and Modern History. Lists mostly articles; includes dissertations. Detailed Table of Contents, author index, no annotations.

Zophy, Jonathan W. An annotated bibliography of the Holy Roman Empire. Bibliographies and indexes in world history, no. 3. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986.
Reference Z2236 Z66 1986 (LC)

"Annotated bibliography of 3,023 titles on rulers, church, nobility, peasantry, economic and social history, war, culture, and Reformation." (AHA Guide 20.15)

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ITALY

Bibliografia storica nazionale. Bari; Roma: Giuseppe Laterza & Figli, 1939- .
Reference Z6201 B54X (LC) Annual, 1939-1970; Biennial, 1971/72- .

Review journal in Italian history. Arranged by classification scheme; medieval history sometimes combined with Renaissance studies. Yale's file is incomplete.

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PORTUGAL

Marques, Antonio Henrique R. de Oliveira. Guia do estudante de historia medieval portuguesa. Second edition Lisbon: Editorial Estampa, 1979.
SML Stacks Z2727 M376 1979 (LC)

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SPAIN

Carmona de los Santos, María. Bibliografía de Sigilografía Española. Madrid: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, 1999.
SML Stacks Z7421 C37X 1999 (LC)

Indice histórico español. Barcelona: Ediciones de la Universidad de Barcelona, 1953- .
Reference Z2696 I6 (LC) Quarterly, 1953-57; curently three no. a year, with biennial cumulations. Variant title: Bibliografía histórica de España e Hispanoamérica. Cumulations have also title: Bibliografía histórica de España e Hispanoamérica.

A review journal on the history of Spain and Spanish America. In classified order, but issued in fascicles, with materials on medieval history appearing in each fascicle. Some volumes have an "Indice general" which gives both the classification scheme and index numbers for finding materials in each fascicle. All volumes have author and topical subject indexes.

Sánchez Alonso, Benito. Fuentes de la historia española e hispanoamericana; ensayo de bibliografía sistemática de impresos y manuscritos que ilustran la historia política de España y sus antiguas provincias de ultramar. Third revised edition. Publicaciones de la Revista de filología española, 8. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto "Miguel de Cervantes," 1952. 3v.
Reference Z2696 S26 1952 (LC)

Bibliography of the history of Spain and Spanish America. Medieval history in vol.1, chapter 5 ("Periodo Arabe-Cristiano"), pp. 133-369.

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RELIGION AND THE CHURCH

Altaner, Berthold. Patrology. Trans. Hilda C. Graef. New York: Herder and Herder, 1960.
Reference BR67 A4813 (LC)
Divinity GG Al79pE Translation of Patrologie, fifth German edition. Other translations include French, Spanish, and Italian.

"An extensive bibliographical work with comments on the lives, writings, and teachings of the Church Fathers." (Balay BC300)

Cites original sources and secondary works.

-----. Patrologie: Leben, Schriften und Lehre der Kirchenvater. Eighth edition. Freiburg im Breisgau; Basel; Wien: Herder, c.1978.
Divinity Reading Room BR67 A37 1980

The most recent German edition of Altaner's patrology. "In this edition, the text of the 7th ed. (1966) is reprinted, unchanged, with additional bibliography (to 1977) placed in the Anhang, p. 535-662, and keyed to original entries." (Balay BC300)

Berkhout, Carl T. and Jeffrey B. Russell. Medieval heresies: a bibliography, 1960-1979. Subsidia mediaevalia, 11. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1981.
Reference Z7765 B47 (LC)
Divinity Z7779 H45 B47 (LC)

"Extensive annotated bibliography on medieval heresies. Treats heretical doctrines, movements, Crusades, religious orders, and repression of heresy, 700-1500. Includes over 2,000 entries in twenty-five groupings." (AHA Guide 20.967)

Bowman, Mary Ann. Western mysticism: a guide to the basic works. Chicago: American Library Association, c1978.
Reference Z7819 B68 (LC)
Divinity Z7819 B68 1978 (LC)

"Fully annotated bibliography, organized into sections on philosophy, history, practice, experience, literature off mysticism, and oriental mysticism in Western context.... Recommended for general reader." (AHA Guide 20.968)

Case, Shirley Jackson, et al. A bibliographical guide to the history of Christianity. The University of Chicago publications in religious education: handbooks of ethics and religion. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1931.
SML Stacks Z7777 C37 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Z7777 C33 (LC)
Divinity AGI C33

A guide to materials in church history. Medieval period: Chapter 4, "Christianity in Western Continental Europe to 1517."

Chadwick, Owen. The history of the Church: a select bibliography. Third edition. Helps for students of history, no. 66. London: Historical Association, 1973.
Divinity Reading Room Z7777 C485 1973 (LC)
SML Stacks D16.2 H4 66 [First edition, 1962]
Divinity Z7777 C485 (LC) [First edition, 1962]

An introductory guide to works on the history of the Christian church in all periods. Medieval church, pp. 19-31. Brief citations; brief annotations.

Davidson, Linda Kay and Maryjane Dunn-Wood. Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages: a research guide. New York: Garland, 1993.
SML Stacks BV5067 D38X 1993 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BV5067 D38 1993

"Covers materials on the journeys to religious shrines in Western Europe and the Middle East. Works listed are primarily in English; a few foreign language original sources, although not translated, are included. Pt. 1 is a narrative introduction to pilgrimage--the sites, outcomes, symbolism, etc. (p. 213-473). Pt. 2 is an annotated bibliography of 1,100 primary and secondary works--books, essays, chapter, articles--arranged by the author. Not indexed." (Balay DA132)

Index Islamicus. Cambridge, England: W. Heffer & Sons, 1958- .
Reference Z3013 Q34 (LC)
SML Arabic/Islamic Reading Room Xb77 In2
Divinity Stack Reference Z7835 M6 L6 (LC) [Latest issues in Reading Room] Volumes for 1956/1960-1971/75 called also Supplements 1-4. Kept up to date, 1977-1993, by: The Quarterly Index Islamicus, which was cumulated and continued by the Index Islamicus.

Subtitle: "A catalogue of articles on Islamic subjects in periodicals and other collective publications." Indexes articles appearing in periodicals, Festschriften, and other collected works from 1655 to the present. Periodicals devoted to Islam are indexed completely, others only for articles on Islamic subjects. Arranged by classification scheme; author index.

Mayer, H. E. Bibliographie zur Geschichte der Kreuzzüge. Hannover: Hahnsche Buchhandlung, 1960.
Reference Z6207 C97 +M39 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize Z6207 C97 M38 (LC)

"Lists almost 5,400 numbered entries on the age of the Crusades up to about 1453 in a classified arrangement. Includes both books and periodical articles published before 1957/58 in Western languages and also in Arabic, Hebrew, and Chinese. The field is interpreted broadly to include the church, legal, economic, social, and intellectual history of the time." (Balay DA168)

Quasten, Johannes. Patrology. Utrecht: Spectrum, 1950-1986. 4 vols.
Reference BR67 Q37 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR67 Q36
Divinity BR67 Q36 Contents: vol. 1, The beginnings of patristic literature; vol. 2, The Ante-Nicene literature after Irenaeus; vol. 3, The golden age of Greek patristic literature from the Council of Nicaea to the Council of Chalcedon; vol. 4, The golden age of Latin patristic literature from the Council of Nicea to the Council of Chalcedon. Vol. 4, published by Christian Classics, Westminster, MD, and edited by Angelo di Berardino, is a translation of vol. 3 of the Italian edition (Patrologia, 1978) and is the intended continuation of the English edition.

"'A new Patrology that strives to place at the disposal of the English-reading public a solid introduction to Early Christian literature.'--Pref. Extensive bibliographies list critical editions, translations into modern languages, and articles and monographic studies of the writings discussed. Vol. 4 contains a brief introduction by the ailing Quasten and is designated as the final volume of his monumental work. 'While following in its general outlines the methodological criteria of Quasten, the work attempts to see the Fathers in their political and social context and to give more space to the problematics of contemporary patristic research.'--Pref. Indexes: scripture, ancient writers, authors, subjects." (Balay BC301)

-----. Patrologia. Torino: Marietti, 1967-1978.
Divinity BR67 Q3616 1967

In Italian. Vol. l. Fino al Concilio di Nicea; v. 2. Dal Concilio di Nicea (325) a quello di Calcedonia (451): i padri graece; v. 3. Dal Concilio di Nicea (325) al Concilio di Calcedonia (451): i padri latini. Vols. 1-2 are a translation by N. Beghin of vols. 1-3 of Patrology. Vol. 3 is edited by Angelo di Berardino.

Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique. Louvain, 1900- .
Mudd Me10 R343 [Current issues in SML Periodical Reading Room Section 11]
Divinity ZP R3266 [Current issues in rotunda] Each vol. includes an annual bibliography; 1915-20 consist of bibliography only.

An extensive annual bibliography of articles and books recently published throughout the world concerning the history of the Church. The four major divisions of the bibliography are: Sciences auxiliaires, subdivided by topic; Publications de sources et critique des sources, subdivided by topic; Travaux historiques, subdivided by chronological period and by topic; Comptes rendus d'ouvrages précédementannoncés, comprising a list of recent reviews of items previously noted. Occasional brief descriptive annotations. Reviews are included. Each issue of the Revue itself also contains a "Chronique," which is an extensive report on current periodical and monographic publication of any format arranged by country of origin. The larger sections are subdivided by topic, e.g. Bibliographies, Catalogues, Publications de sources et travaux. Each item is accompanied by a signed descriptive or critical annotation of up to 500 words. Annual index of authors and names to the "Chronique" and the Bibliographie.

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INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL

Bak, Janos M. Medieval narrative sources: a chronological guide, with a list of major letter collections. New York: Garland Pub., 1987.
Reference Z6203 +B33 1987 (LC)

"Very useful listing of chronicles, selection of saints' lives with historical information, epics, historical sagas, and letter collections. Covers Latin Europe and Byzantium, fifth century to ca. 1500. Also lists translations." (AHA Guide 20.1)

Hughes, Andrew. Medieval music: the sixth liberal art. Revised edition. Toronto medieval bibliographies 4. Toronto; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1980.
SML Stacks ML114 H85 1980 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference ML114 H8 1980 (LC)
Music ML114 H893 M4 1980

A bibliography of more than 2,000 items on all aspects of medieval music. Arranged by topical subjects (e.g., Plainsong, The lauda, Notation) and by geography. Brief annotations; index of authors and editors, and a general index of names and subjects.

The medieval literature of western Europe; a review of research, mainly 1930-1960. Ed. John H. Fisher. New York: New York University Press, 1966.
Reference PN671 F57

Bibliographic essays by specialists, reviewing research in medieval literature reported during the years 1930-1960. Covers Latin, French, English, German, Norse, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Celtic. Index of names.

Stratman, Carl Joseph. Bibliography of medieval drama. Second revised and enlarged edition. New York: F. Ungar, 1972. 2v.
Reference Z5782 A2 S76 1972 (LC)

English drama receives the greatest emphasis; but Continental plays get generous attention, and there is a large section on liturgical Latin drama. A chronological listing of various drama categories, e.g. mystery plays, is followed with bibliographies, and notations for library locations, including those for manuscripts, are also given.

Continued by: Bibliography of medieval drama, 1969-1972. Ed. Maria Spaeth Murphy and James Hoy. Emporia State research studies, v. 34, no. 4. Emporia, KS: School of Graduate and Professional Studies of the Emporia State University, 1986.
Reference Z5782 A2 M874 1986 (LC)

Continued by: Bibliography of medieval drama, 1973-1976. Ed. Maria Spaeth Murphy, Carole Ferguson, and James Hoy. The Emporia State research studies, vol. 35, no. 1. Emporia, KS: School of Graduate and Professional Studies of the Emporia State University, 1986.
Reference Z5782 A2 M875X 1986 (LC)

Continued by: Bibliography of medieval drama, 1977-1980. Ed. Carole Ferguson and James Hoy. The Emporia State research studies, vol. 37, no. 2. Emporia, KS: School of Graduate and Professional Studies of Emporia State University, 1988.
Reference Z5782 A2 B53X 1988 (LC)

Tobey, Jeremy L. The history of ideas: a bibliographical introduction. Santa Barbara, CA: Clio Books, c1975-19??. 2v.
Reference Z7125 T58 (LC)

Bibliographical essays, arranged by a classification scheme, on "the ideas used by educated people in each era to comprehend the universe and rationalize their social institutions, arts, and religions" (p.1). Somewhat disappointing, since it gives only rare access to individual concepts in their cultural context, but is instead a broad and often rudimentary guide to cultural and intellectual history. Vol. 2: Medieval and early modern Europe.

Totok, Wilhelm. Handbuch der Geschichte der Philosophie. Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann, 1964-1990. 6v.
Reference B82 T67 (LC)
SML, Philosophy Study, Room 609-610 Xk11 964T
Divinity Reading Room B82 T6

Extensive bibliographies of philosophy, ancient times through the 20th century. Arranged by broad subjects which follow roughly the historical development of the discipline. Vol. II: Mittelalter.

Updated by: -----. Handbuch der Geschichte der Philosophie. Second revised and expanded edition. Frankfurt am Main: V. Klostermann, 1997- . In progress.
Reference B82 T67 1997 (LC)
SML, Philosophy Study, Room 609-610 B82 T67 1997 (LC)

Currently published: Volume I.

Vasoli, Cesare. Il pensiero medievale. Orientamenti bibliografici. Bari: Laterza, 1971.
SML Stacks Z7125 V37 (LC)

Bibliographic survey of medieval philosophy from Boethius through Wyclif and Hus. Narrative format; brief citations. Classification scheme at the back; no index.

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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL

Sheehan, Michael M. and Jacqueline Murray. Domestic society in medieval Europe: a select bibliography. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, c1990.
Reference Z7164 M2 S46X 1990 (LC)

"Selective bibliography of 453 titles, briefly annotated, including general studies, family, marriage, attitudes toward sexuality and marriage, the celibate state, women, children, elderly, outcasts, and dress." (AHA Guide 20.13)

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SOURCES

PRINTED

GENERAL

Medieval women and the sources of medieval history. Ed. Joel T. Rosenthal. Athens: University of Georgia Press, c1990.
SML Stacks HQ1143 M44X 1990 (LC)

"Studies of how medieval sources, familiar and not, can be read for women's history; includes seals, preachers' exempla, canon law, charters, sagas, medical literature, saints' lives, coins, and legal texts. Substantial bibliography. Fundamental work." (AHA Guide 20.12)

Potthast, August. Bibliotheca historica medii aevi. Wegweiser durch die Geschichtswerke des europäischen Mittelalters bis 1500. Second edition. Berlin: W. Weber, 1896. 2v.
Reference Z6203 P67 1896 (LC)
Divinity Fiche B4000 ATLA fiche 1988-6027

An attempt to list all the sources pertinent to the study of medieval history, with emphasis on published collections. In several sections: A&B: short-title listings of sources arranged by country; C: alphabetic list of collections of sources; D: list of individual texts with entries for authors and conventional titles, giving for each location of manuscripts, editions, translations and commentaries; Vita: list of accounts of the saints, again citing manuscripts, editions, translations and commentaries; Anhang, chronological lists of sources arranged by country. Not completely trustworthy, but very important for locations of medieval texts.

Updated by: Repertorium fontium historiae Medii Aevi primum ab Augusto Potthast digestum, nunc cura collegii historicorum e pluribus nationibus emendatum et auctum. Rome: Instituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1962-.
Reference Z6203 R46 (LC)

Intended as a modernization of Potthast, incorporating collections he omitted and adding collections published since his compilation. The first volume, Series collectionum, lists published collections subsequent volumes list individual texts, giving for each, as did Potthast, manuscripts, editions, translations and commentary. Volumes currently published (1-5) take the listing of texts through the letter H, so Potthast must still be relied on.

Supplemented by: Repertorium fontium historiae Medii Aevi primum ab Augusto Potthast digestum, nunc cura collegii historicum e pluribus nationibus emendatum et auctum: additamenta. Romae: Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1977- .
Reference Z6203 +R46 Suppl (LC)

Typologie des sources du Moyen Age occidental. Ed. L. Genicot. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1972- .
SML Stacks Z6203 T95 (LC)

"Broad interpretation of sources: from law codes to liturgical books, armor to tree rings. Each type of source is subject of separate volume containing both bibliography and commentary on nature and use of source type in question." (AHA Guide 20.6)

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ENGLAND

Great Britain. Public Record Office. Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores; or, Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages. London: Longman & Co., 1858-1896. 244v.
SML Stacks--see Orbis for individual call numbers

This basic collection of source materials for the study of medieval England is known as the "Rolls Series." Volumes in the series are cataloged individually at Yale. Alphabetical list of titles in the series is in Cross (see above), pp. 704-711. Potthast (see above) or the Repertorium (see above) list the series and index individual items.

Mullins, E. L. C. Texts and calendars: an analytical guide to serial publications. Royal Historical Society guides and handbooks, no. 7. London: Office of the Royal Historical Society, University College, 1958-1983. 2v.
Reference Z2016 M85 (LC)

Reprint with corrections of the original 1958 edition. [law]

Continued by: -----. Texts and calendars II: an analytical guide to serial publications, 1957-1982. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1983.
Reference Z2016 M852 (LC)

Taylor, John. The Use of Medieval Chronicles. Helps for students in history, v.70. London: Historical Association, 1965.
SML Stacks D16.2 H4 70

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FRANCE

Recueil des historiens des Gaules et de la France. Paris: Aux dépens des libraires, 1738-1904. 24v.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts Folio DC62 A2 R43

Commonly referred to as "Bouquet." Covers the period to the death of Louis IX. Contents of the first 22 vols. are analyzed in Franklin (see above). There is an index (personal name and geographical) in Vol. 23. Tomes 1-19 were republished in facsimile, 1869-1880 (SML, L&B, Historical Texts Folio DC62 A2 R432).

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GERMANY

Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Berlin and elsewhwere: 1826- . In progress.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts DD3 M8 (LC)

Often cited as MGH. As the name implies, a monumental undertaking, the most famous collection of medieval source materials, of importance to all students of the medieval period. Issued in five series: Scriptores, Leges, Diplomata, Epistolae, and Antiquitates. Contents of the set are analyzed in many bibliographies, notably Potthast and Dahlmann-Waitz.

The electronic Monumenta Germaniae Historica [computer file]. Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 1996- .
SML, CD-ROM Reference Center CD-ROM DD3 M8 E44X 1996 [Inquire at Reference Desk]

This database comprises a selection of texts from all five divisions of the Monumenta Germaniae Historica. It is planned to expand the content of the CD-ROM annually so that the entire body of MGH editions will be available in this format within 10 to 15 years.

Monumenta Germaniae Historica Gesamtverzeichnis: Inhalt.
http://www.mgh.de/gesamtverzeichnis/

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ITALY

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ECCLESIASTICAL WRITINGS

Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur, vel a catholicis scriptoribus celebrantur quæ ex latinis et græcis, aliarumque gentium antiquis monumentis collegit, digessit, notis illustravit Joannes Bollandus ... servata primigenia scriptorum phrasi. Operam et studium contulit Godefridus Henschenius.. New edition. Paris: V. Palmé, 1863-1940. 69v. in 70.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts BX4655 +A2 1863 (LC)
Available online to the Yale community

Often cited as AASS. A vast collection of the biographies of saints, including their writings, with commentary and annotations. Arranged by saints' days. Index in v. 62. Work on this set began in the early 17th century. Analyzed in Potthast and elsewhere.

Archivum secretum vaticanum. Città del Vaticano: Archivio Segreto Vaticano, 1999- .
CCL Closed Reserve CD-ROM CD1586 1999 (LC)

Contains digital image reproductions of papal bulls and letters from John VIII (872–882) to Pius II (1458–1464) housed in the Archivio Segreto Vaticano.

Disc index: Vatican Archives Registers on CD-ROM: Archivio Segreto Vaticano, Registra Vaticana. Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library at Saint Louis University.
http://www.slu.edu/libraries/vfl/regvat.htm

Catholic Church. Sacrorum conciliorum, nova, et amplissima collectio. Editio novissima. Florence: Expensis Antonii Zatta, 1759-1927. 54v. in 57.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts Folio BX825 A1759 (LC) [missing vols. 0, 1, 2, 22, 53]
Mudd MMz825 M318 [vols. 0, 20, 22 only]
LSF Oversize BX825 A2 [vols. 2, 3, 8, 20 only] (Restricted Access--Request for use at Divinity Library)

Corpus Christianorum. Turnholti: Typographi Brepols, 1953- .
SML--See Orbis for individual call numbers
Divinity Stacks--See Orbis for individual call numbers

Critical texts for early Christian authors. Designed to supplant Migne's Patrologiae cursus completus (see below) with new critical texts of the best of those currently extant. Texts principally in Latin and Greek, with occasional works in Coptic, Syriac, Arabic, etc.; introduction and commentary in French, German, English, Italian, or Latin, depending on the volume's editor. Subseries for medieval history include Series Latina and Continuatio mediaevalis.

CETEDOC library of Christian Latin texts [computer file]. Universitas Catholica Lovaniensis, Lovanii Novi. Second revised and expanded edition. Turnhout: Brepols, 1994.
Available online
Divinity Reserve CDR0001

Contains the entirety of volumes published in the Corpus Christianorum Series Latina and Continuatio mediaevalis. Also contains several works not yet available in the Corpus Christianorum but included in the Corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum of Vienna, the Patrologia latina, or other collections.

Dekkers, Eligius. Clavis patrum Latinorum: qua in corpus Christianorum edendum optimas quasque scriptorum recensiones a Tertulliano ad Bedam. Third revised and expanded edition. Steenbrugis: In Abbatia Sancti Petri, c1995.
SML Stacks Z7791 D45 1995 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Z7791 D45 1995 (LC)

A list of all the Christian Latin texts from Tertullian in the second century to Bede. Each work is properly identified, and the best editions are noted, as are the newly found manuscripts, the studies on the textual transmission or on the language. Some fifteen indexes or concordances with similar collections facilitate the use of this key to the Corpus Christianorum. The numbering of some 2,350 entries of the Clavis has been scrupulously preserved from earlier editions.

Die Griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahrhunderte. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, c1887- .
SML, L&B, Historical Texts--See Orbis for individual call numbers
Divinity--See Orbis for individual call numbers

Migne, J.-P. Patrologiae cursus completus: seu bibliotheca universalis, integra, uniformis, commoda, oeconomica, omnium SS. Patrum, doctorum scriptorumque ecclesiasticorum ... Series Graeca ... Paris: Migne, 1857-1866.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts BR60 +M53 (LC)
Divinity GF M588 G

Often cited as PG. Critical texts for the Greek Patristic and Byzantine authors; Greek and Latin text in parallel columns. Although Migne's text often contains mistakes, for some works these volumes still offer the most readily available critical editions. Superseded by the Corpus Christianorum series. Analyzed in Potthast [see above].

-----. Patrologiae cursus completus, sive biblioteca universalis, integra, uniformis, commoda, oeconomica, omnium SS. Patrum, doctorum scriptorumque eccelesiasticorum qui ab aevo apostolico ad usque Innocentii III tempora floruerunt ... [Series Latina, in qua prodeunt Patres, doctores scriptoresque Ecclesiae Latinae, a Tertulliano ad Innocentium III] . Paris: Migne, 1844-64. 222v.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts BR60 +M54 (LC)
Divinity GF M588 L

Often cited as PL. Until 1857 issued in two series called Series prima ... a Tertuliano ad Gregorium Magnum and Series secunda ... a Gregorio Magno ad Innocentium III. Critical texts for the Latin Patristic authors. Although Migne's text often contains mistakes, for some works these volumes still offer the most readily available critical editions. Superseded by the Corpus Christianorum series. Volumes 218-221 are indexes of various kinds. Analyzed in Potthast [see above].

Patrologia Latina database [computer file]. Alexandria, VA: Chadwyck-Healey, 1992- .
Available online to the Yale community
Divinity Reserve CDR0006

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TRANSLATIONS

The Ante-Nicene fathers: translations of the writings of the fathers down to A.D. 325. Ed. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmanns, 1978-1979. 10 vols.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts BR60 A62 1978 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR60 A62 A5 1978
Divinity BR60 A62 A5 1978 Reprint of the original 1885-1896 edition. First published in Edinburgh by T.&T.Clark, 1867-1872, under the title Ante-Nicene Christian library.

A collection of the writings of the Apostolic Fathers down to 325 CE, in English translation; arranged chronologically, with brief prefaces and occasional notes.

Contents: Vol. 1, Apostolic fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenæus. Fathers of the second century: vol. 2, Hermas, Tatian, Athenagoras, Theophilus, Clement of Alexandria. Latin Christianity, its founder, Tertullian: vol. 3, I. Apologetic. II. Anti-Marcion. III. Ethical. Fathers of the third century: vol. 4. Tertullian (pt. IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen (pt.I-II); vol. 5, Hippolytus, Cyprian, Caius, Novatian, Appendix; vol. 6, Thaumaturgus, Dionysisus the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and minor writers, Methodius, Arnobius. Fathers of the third and fourth centuries: vol. 7, Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic teaching and constitutions, Homily, Liturgies; vol. 8, Twelve patriarchs, Excerpts and epistles, Clementina, Apocrypha, Decretals, Memoirs of Edessa and Syriac documents, Remains of the first ages. Original supplement to the American edition: vol. 9, I. Bibliographical synopsis / by E.C. Richardson. II. General index / by B. Pick; vol. 10, Gospel of Peter, Diatessaron of Tatian, Apocalyse of Peter, Visio Pauli, Apocalyses of the Virgin and Sedrach, Testament of Abraham, Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, Narrative of Zosimus, Apology of Aristides, Epistles of Clement, Origen's commentary on John (Books I-X) and Commentary on Matthew (Books I-II,X-XIV) / Ed. A. Menzies.

Davis, Charles Till. Sources of medieval history. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1967. 2v.
SML Stacks D113 D38
CCL D113 D38

Vol. 1, The eagle, the crescent, and the cross, c. 250-c.1000; vol. 2, Western awakening, c. 1000-c.1500. Bibliographical footnotes.

English historical documents. General editor, David C. Douglas. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1953- .
Reference DA26 E55 1953
SML, Andrews History Study, Room 214-15 DA26 E55
SML Stacks DA26 E55
CCL DA26 E55 1953
Divinity LR17 En36

The first four volumes, covering jointly the years 500-1485, are relevant for medieval studies.

Updated by: English historical documents. General editor, David C. Douglas. Second edition. London: E. Methuen; New York: Oxford University Press, 1979-1981.
Reference DA26 E55 1979
CCL DA26 E55 1979
Divinity DA26 E55 1979 (LC)

Only vol. 1 (500-1042) and vol. 2 (1042-1189) published in this second edition.

Farrar, Clarissa Palmer and Austin P. Evans. Bibliography of English translations from medieval sources. New York: Columbia University Press, 1946.
Reference Z6517 F37 (LC)
Divinity AGC F242b

Has listings by author, by catch title for anonymous works (e.g., "Aucassin et Nicolette") and by subject in the case of collections (e.g., "Hymns. Collections"; "Saints' lives. Collections"). Some brief annotations. Index.

Supplemented by: Ferguson, Mary Anne Heyward. Bibliography of English Translations from Medieval Sources, 1943-1967. New York: 1974.
Reference Z6517 F47 (LC)

Annotations are included for every item. Arrangement is strictly alphabetical (including collections under headings such as "Italian Literature," "Liturgy and Ritual"), but the comprehensive and analytical index provides easy access.

Index translationum. Repertoire international des traductions. International bibliography of translations. Paris: Unesco, 1932- .
Reference Z6514 T7 I4 (LC) [no. 1-31, 1932-1940]
Reference Z6514 T7 +I42 (LC) [nouv. sér. no. 1-39, 1948-1986]

Quarterly, 1932-40. Annual, 1948- (nouv. sér.). Publication suspended April 1940-1947. Paper format discontinued after 1986 (nouv. sér. no. 39); now available only on CD-ROM (see below).

Index translationum . 3rd revised & enlarged edition. Paris: Unesco, 1996- .
SML, CD ROM Reference Center

Pullan, Brian S. Sources for the history of medieval Europe from the mid-eighth to the mid- thirteenth century. Oxford: Blackwell, 1966.
SML Stacks D113.5 P85
Divinity D113.5 P85

Includes bibliographical references.

A select library of the Nicene and post-Nicene fathers of the Christian church. Ed. Philip Schaff. 1st-2nd series. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmanns, 1978-1979. 28 vols.
SML, L&B, Historical Texts BR60 A63 1976 (LC)
CCL Stacks BR60 A63 1978 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR60 A62 S4 ser.1 1978 [first series], BR60 A62 S4 ser.2 1978 [second series]
Divinity BR60 A62 S4 ser.1 1978 [first series], BR60 A62 S4 ser.2 1978 [second series]
Divinity GF75 Se48s Reprint of the original 1886-1900 edition.

"English translations of the 'most important works of Greek Fathers from Eusebius to Photius, and of the Latin Fathers from Ambrose to Gregory the Great.'--Pref. Lacks a general index, but has subject and scripture indexes in each volume." (Balay BC294)

Contents: First Series: vols. 1-8, Works of St. Augustine; vols. 9-14, Works of St. Chrysostom. Second Series: vol. 1, Church history--Life of Constantine the Great, and Oration in praise of Constantine / Eusebius; vol. 2, Church histories / Socrates, Sozomenus; vol. 3, Historical writings, etc. / Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus; vol. 4, Select works and letters / St. Athanasius; vol. 5, Dogmatic treatises, etc. / Gregory of Nyssa; vol. 6, Letters and select works / St. Jerome; vol. 7, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. Gregory Nazianzen; vol. 8, Letters and select works / St. Basil; vol. 9, St. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus; vol. 10, Select works and letters / St. Ambrose; vol. 11, Sulpitius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian; vol. 12, Leo the Great, Gregory the Great; vol. 13, Gregory the Great (pt.2), Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat; vol. 14, The Seven ecumenical councils.

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Guia dels arxius historics de Catalunya. Barcelona: Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya, 1982- .
SML Stacks DP302 C62 G84 1982

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BIOGRAPHY

ENGLAND

British biographical archive. Ed. Laureen Baillie, Paul Sieveking. München; New York: K.G. Saur, 1984-1988.
Reference Fiche B1275

Index: British biographical index. Ed. David Bank & Anthony Esposito. London; New York: Saur, 1990.
Reference CT773 +B75 1990 (LC)

British biographical archive. Series 2. Ed. David Bank, Anthony Esposito. London; New York: K.G. Saur, 1991- .
Reference Fiche B3204

Dictionary of national biography. Ed. Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1908-09. 22v.
SML Stacks By9A D5 1908
SML Stacks DA28 D5 1949
Divinity Reading Room DA28 D4 1908 (LC)

The most important reference work for English biography, containing signed articles written by specialists, and excellent bibliographies. Medieval figures are well represented.

Tyerman, Christopher. Who's who in early medieval England, 1066-1272. London: Shepheard-Walwyn, 1996.
Reference DA177 T94 1996

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FRANCE

Archives biographiques françaises. Ed. Susan Bradley. London; New York: K.G. Saur, c1988-1990. 1053 microfiches.
Reference Fiche B2252

Guide: Index biographique français. Ed. Helen and Barry Dwyer. London; New York: K.G. Saur, c1988-1990. 4v.
Reference CT1003 +A83 1988 Index

Archives biographiques françaises II = Französisches Biographisches Archiv. Neue Folge. München: K.G. Saur, 1993- .
Reference Fiche B3203

Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne; ou, Histoire, par ordre alphabétique, de la vie publique et privée de tous les hommes qui se sont fait remarquer par leurs écrits, leurs actions, leurs talents, leurs vertus ou leurs crimes. Paris: Michaud frères, 1811-1862. 85v.
Reference CT143 B56 1811 (LC)

Usually called Michaud, after its compiler. A standard dictionary of French biography; old, but still useful. Articles are signed. Mythological figures are in vols. 53-55; vols. 56-85 are a supplement.

Dictionnaire de biographie française. Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1933- .
Reference CT143 +D53 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room CT143 D5 (LC)

An important collective biography for French history. Includes many minor figures. Most articles are short, but all are signed and most have bibliographies.

Nouvelle biographie générale depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours, avec les renseignements bibliographiques et l'indication des sources à consulter. Paris: Firmin Didot frères, fils et cie, 1853-66. 46v. in 24.
Reference CT103 N68 (LC)
SML Stacks Bo5D 853Nb
Microform Film B13022

Similar to Michaud (see above), but includes more minor figures and has bibliographies. Most articles are unsigned.

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GERMANY

Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1967-1971. 56 v.
Reference CT1053 A44 1967 (LC)
Divinity AS2 AL34
Divinity Film B2235

Reprint of first edition, 1875-1912. The outstanding German biographical dictionary, covering early times up to the late 19th century in long signed articles with bibliographies. Major disadvantage: in Gothic script. Living persons not included. Index vol. 56.

Deutsches biographisches Archiv: eine Kumulation aus 254 der wichtigsten biographischen Nachschlagewerke fur den deutschen Bereich bis zum Ausgang des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Ed. Bernhard Fabian, Willi Gorzny. München; New York: K.G. Saur, c1982- .
Reference Fiche B1117

Index: Deutscher biographischer Index. Ed. Willi Gorzny. Munchen; New York: K.G. Saur, 1986.
Reference CT1053 +D48 Index (LC)

Deutsches Biographisches Archiv: neue Folge bis zur Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts: eine Kumulation aus 284 der wichtigsten biographischen Nachschlagewerke fur den deutschsprachigen Bereich . Ed. Willi Gorzny. München; New York: K.G. Saur, 1988-1993.
Reference Fiche B2254

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ITALY

Archivio biografico italiano. Ed. Tommaso Nappo. Munchen; New York: K.G. Saur, 1988- .
Reference Fiche B1279

Index: Indice biografico italiano = Italian biographical index = Italienischer biographischer Index. Ed. Tommaso Nappo, Paolo Noto. München; New York: K.G. Saur, 1993. 4 v.
Reference CT1123 +I39 1993 (LC)

Archivio biografico Italiano II. Ed. Tommaso Nappo. München; New York: Saur, 1991- .
Reference Fiche B2321

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SPAIN

Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica = Arquivo biográfico de Espanha, Portugal e Ibero-América. Ed. Victor Herrero Mediavilla, L. Rosa Aguayo Nayle. München; New York: K.G. Saur, 1986-1990.
Reference Fiche B1267

Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica. Nueva serie: ABEPI II. Ed. Victor Herrero Mediavilla. München: K.G. Saur Verlag, 1993.
Reference Fiche B3919

Index: Indice biografico de Espana, Portugal e Iberoamerica = Indice biografico de Espana, Portugal e Ibero-America = Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American biographical index. Ed. Victor Herrero Mediavilla. Second revised and expanded edition. Munchen; New Providence: K.G. Saur, 1995. 7v.
Reference DP58 +I533 1995

Alphabetically arranged list of ca. 410,000 biographical entries contained in the 2,162 microfiche of the Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica ABEPI I and ABEPI II (New series). Entries were taken from 637 biographical reference works which together make up 1,500 vol. published between the 17th and the 20th centuries. Includes dates of birth and death, profession and geographic sphere of activity, and bibliographic source.

Archivo biografico de Espana, Portugal e Iberoamerica, 1960-1995. Ed. Victor Herrero Mediavilla. Munich: K.G. Saur Verlag, 1996- .
Reference Fiche B3946

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HAGIOGRAPHY AND CHRISTIANITY

Attwater, Donald. The Penguin dictionary of saints. Third edition. London; New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
Divinity Reading Room BX4655.2 A8 1995

Bibliotheca sanctorum. Roma: Instituto Giovanni XXIII nela Pontifica Universita lateranense, 1961-1969.
Reference BX4655 +B53 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize BX4655.8 B5

Index: Bibliotheca sanctorum. Indici. Roma: Istituto Giovanni XXIII nella Pontificia Universita lateranense, c1970.
Reference BX4655 +B53A (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize BX4655.8 B5 Index

Appendix: Bibliotheca sanctorum, prima appendice. Roma: Citta nuova, c1987.
Divinity Oversize BX4651.2 B53 1987

Butler, Alban. Lives of the saints. Edited, revised, and supplemented by Herbert Thurston and Donald Attwater. New York: Kenedy, 1956. 4v.
Reference BX4655.2 B87 1956 (LC)
CCL BX4654 B87 1963
Divinity Reading Room BX4654 B8 1956

A condensed version of the 12-volume edition of 1926-1938 (see below). Arranged by saints' days; index in vol. 4.

-----. The lives of the saints. Edited, revised, and supplemented by Herbert Thurston. London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, Ltd., 1926-1938. 12v.
Divinity UG78 B976
Mudd Mzh651 B976 1926

-----. Butler's Lives of the saints. Concise edition. Ed. Michael Walsh. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1985.
SML Stacks BX4654 B8 1985 (LC)
Divinity BX4654 B8 1985

-----. Butler's lives of the saints. Ed. David Hugh Farmer, Paul Burns. New full edition. Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Burns & Oates; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1995- . 12 v. In progress.
Divinity BX4654 B8 1995

Delaney, John J. and James Edward Tobin. Dictionary of Catholic biography. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1961.
Reference BX4651.2 D45 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX4651.2 D4

Brief biographies of persons prominent in the history of the Roman Catholic church. Covers all periods. Includes several tables of saints, and comparative chronology of popes and world rulers.

Gams, Pius Bonifacius. Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae. Ratisbonae: G.J. Manz, 1873.
Reference BX4666 +G35 1873 (LC)
Divinity KH28.5 G148s

Reedited as: Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae occidentalis: ab initio usque ad annum MCXCVIII. Ed. Odilo Engels and Stefan Weinfurter. Stuttgart: Hiersemann, 1982- . In progress.
SML Stacks BX4666 S47 (LC)+ Oversize

Histoire des saints et de la saintete chretienne. Ed. Francesco Chiovaro, et al. Paris: Hachette, c1986-1988.
SML Stacks BR1710 +H577 1986 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Oversize BR1710 H577 1986

Kelly, J. N. D. The Oxford dictionary of Popes. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.
Reference BX955.2 K45 1986 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX955.2 K45 1986
Divinity BX955.2 K45 1986

"Biographies of popes to John Paul II. Provides valuable biographical orientation after each entry." (AHA Guide 20.979)

McBrien, Richard P. Lives of the popes: the pontiffs from St. Peter to John Paul II. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, c1997.
Reference BX955.2 M39X 1997 (LC)
Divinity BX955.2 M39 1997

Prosopographie chrétienne du Bas-Empire. Paris: Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, 1982- . In progress.
Reference BR1700.2 P76 (LC)
Divinity BR1706 P76
Classics BR1700.2 P76 (LC)

Includes bibliographies and index.
Currently published: Vol 1, Prosopographie de l'Afrique chrétienne (303-533), ed. A. Mandouze.

Williams, George L. Papal genealogy: the families and descendants of the popes. Jefferson, NC; London: McFarland, c1998.
Reference CS39 P64X 1998 (LC)

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OTHER

The Annotated index of medieval women. Ed. Anne Echols and Marty Williams. New York: M. Wiener Pub., 1992.
SML Stacks CT3220 A56X 1992 (LC)

"Brief biographies for some 1,500 medieval women living between 800-1500, arranged alphabetically by first name. Covers some 30 countries and a variety of social classes and activities. Instructions for use, p. xiii-xxiv. The main index, listing women alphabetically by name, provides life dates; countries; characteristics, accomplishments; up to ten subject descriptors; and references. Separate indexes for dates, countries, biographical categories, names/titles/estates/regions/cities. Lists of sources, alphabetical by author; shorter list of sources without authors, alphabetical by title." (Balay CC575)

Dictionnaire des biographies. Vol. 2, Le Moyen Age, 476-1453. Ed. Yves Bernard, et al. Paris: A. Colin, 1993.
Reference CT143 D59 1992 (LC)

Jones, A. H. M., J. R. Martindale and J. Morris. The prosopography of the later Roman Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1971- .
Reference DG203.5 J65
Classics DG203.5 J65

Vol. 1: A.D. 260-395; vol. 2: A.D. 395-527; vol. 3: A.D. 527-641.

Judisches Biographisches Archiv = Jewish biographical archive. Ed. Hilmar Schmuck. Munchen: K.G. Saur Verlag, 1994- .
Reference Fiche B3902

Manual: Judisches Biographisches Archiv / Jewish Biographical Archive: Begleitheft/Manual. Munchen: K.G. Saur Verlag, 1994- .
Reference DS115 J846 1995

Medieval scholarship: biographical studies on the formation of a discipline. Ed. Helen Damico and Joseph B. Zavadil. New York: Garland Publishing, 1995- . In progress.
SML Stacks D116.5 M43X 1995

Using a mixture of biographical dictionary and textbook formats, these volumes offer encyclopedia-style essays on important scholars of medieval studies. Each essay includes the scholar's birth-date and place, critical biography, analysis of her or his most significant works, a short conclusion, and a selected bibliography. Although the entries are too short to serve as an exhaustive biographical source, they provide an excellent starting point. Includes indexes.

Nicol, Donald MacGillivray. A biographical dictionary of the Byzantine empire. London: Seaby, 1991.
Reference DF552 N546 1991

"Covers 'most of the persons of note and influence in the Byzantine Empire from its founding in AD 330 to its conquest... in 1453. Only those who were native to the Byzantine world based on Constantinople' (Pref.) are included. For each, gives a brief description (usually a long paragraph) with bibliographical references for additional material. Chronology; 13 genealogical tables; index of other persons; index of foreign names." (Balay DA165)

Repertoire international des medievistes. Poitiers: 1951/52- .
SML Stacks D116.5 +R46 [Latest volume in Reference]

A directory of scholars currently engaged in medieval studies. Gives name, address, telephone, affiliation, bibliography, work in progress.

Scandinavian Biographical Archive. London; New York: K.G. Saur, 1990- .
SML Microform Fiche B2253

Section A, Denmark, Iceland, and Norway, ed. David Metherell; Section B, Sweden and Finland, ed. Paul Guthrie.

Index: Scandinavian biographical index. Ed. Laureen Baillie. London; New Jersey: K.G. Saur, c1994. 4v.
Reference CT1243 +S32 1994 (LC)

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CHRONOLOGIES

L'art de vérifier les dates des faits historiques... Paris : Moreau, imprimeur, 1818-44. 44v.
SML Stacks Be3 10

Cappelli, Adriano. Cronologia, cronografia e calendario perpetuo. Dal principio dell'era cristiana ai nostri giorni. Tavole cronologico-sincrone e quadri sinottici per verificare le date storiche. Third revised and expanded edition. Milan: U. Hoepli, 1969.
SML Stacks CE11 C36 1969 (LC)

Cheney, C. R. Handbook of dates for students of English history. Royal Historical Society, London. Guides and handbooks, no. 4. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1970.
Reference DA34 C44 1978
SML Stacks DA34 C44
Divinity Reading Room DA34 C5 1970 (LC)

Grotefend, Hermann. Zeitrechnung des deutschen Mittelalters und der Neuzeit. Hannover: Hahn, 1891-1898.
SML Stacks Bp5 150
Microform Film Film B7102:1
http://www.manuscripta-mediaevalia.de/gaeste/grotefend/grotefend.htm

Handbook of British chronology. Ed. E.B. Fryde, D.E. Greenway, S. Porter, and I. Roy. Third edition. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
Reference DA34 P6 1986

A listing of officers of state and churchmen. Included is a bibliographical guide to the sources (to c. 1800) of lists of office-holders known to be accessible to researchers.

Poole, Reginald Lane. Medieval reckonings of time. Helps for students in history, v.3. London: Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1921.
SML Stacks D16.2 H4 3
HH98 P788m

Storey, R. L. Chronology of the medieval world: 800 to 1491. General editor, Neville Williams. New York: D. McKay Co., 1973.
Reference D118 S76

An arrangement of world events by date, with contemporary events in six fields (law and politics; economics, science, technology and discovery; religion and education; art, architecture and music; literature, philosophy and scholarship; births and deaths) listed on facing pages. Index of persons, places, subjects, titles of works of literature and art, occupations by nationality.

Weiser, Franz Xaver. Handbook of Christian feasts and customs: the year of the Lord in liturgy and folklore. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1958.
Reference BV30 W45 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BV30 W4

Describes origin, history, development and observance of Christian feasts, and their celebration in folklore. Bibliographies; index.

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HANDBOOKS AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Britannica Online. Chicago, IL: Britannica Online.
Available online to members of the Yale community

Britannica Online includes the following:

• Britannica Online and Book of the Year articles -- More than 65,000 subjects are addressed in articles ranging from concise explanations to comprehensive expositions and from historical treatments of subjects to current-events coverage.
• The Index to Britannica Online -- More than 400,000 references have been compiled, edited, and hypertext-linked to text articles for easy navigation. Additionally, there are more than 10,000 links to imagesand tables.
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition -- The best-selling dictionary, with itscomprehensive treatment of words, has been included for your convenience.

Brockhaus Enzyklopadie in zwanzig Banden. 17th edition. Wiesbaden: Brockhaus, 1966-1981. 25v.
Reference AE27 G76 1966 (LC)

A standard German encyclopedia. Short articles on small subjects, with many illustrations and some brief bibilographies. Articles are unsigned. Many biographical articles.

Updated by: Brockhaus, die Enzyklopadie: in vierundzwanzig Banden. 20th edition. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1996-1999. 30v.
Reference AE27 G76 1996 (LC)

Dictionnaire encyclopedique du Moyen Age. Ed. Andre Vauchez. Paris: Editions du Cerf, 1997.
Reference D114 +D53 1997

Grabois, Aryeh. The illustrated encyclopedia of medieval civilization. New York: Mayflower Books, 1980.
CCL Reference Ref CB353 G7 (LC)

A useful one-volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Meant for general readers; treats all countries. Offers long articles (often surveys) with illustrations, provides short bibliographies, and includes a chronology and an index.

La Grande encyclopédie. Paris: Larousse, 1971-76. 20v.
Reference AE25 +G69 (LC)

The great French encyclopedia, with authoritative signed articles, excellent bibliographies, and many entries under small subjects. Often the most convenient and reliable source for information about medieval French districts, towns, and religious establishments.

Supplemented by: La Grande encyclopédie. Supplément. Paris: Librairie Larousse, c1981-1985. 2v.
Reference AE25 +G69 Suppl (LC)

The Middle Ages: a concise encyclopaedia. General editor, H.R. Loyn. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1989.
Reference CB351 M54 1989 (LC)

"'The overriding aim throughout has been to provide both beginner and specialist with a single volume that presents a summary of current thought on the key protagonists, events and themes relating to the history of Europe from c.400 to c.1500.''--p. [5]. Entries for individuals, battles, events, and sites are brief, usually only a paragraph; the 'theme' articles (e.g., Jews, Climate, Handwriting) are several columns in length and are signed. Most articles have at least one bibliographic citation. Not indexed. Very useful for ready reference; good illustrations." (Balay DA152)

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SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIAS

The Dictionary of art. Ed. Jane Turner. New York: Grove, 1996.
Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)
CCL Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room N31 D5 1996 (LC)
ART Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)

Dictionary of the history of ideas; studies of selected pivotal ideas. Philip P. Wiener, editor in chief. New York: Scribner, 1973-74. 5v.
Reference CB5 D53 (LC)
CCL Reference Ref CB5 D53 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room CB5 D52 (LC)

An absorbing compilation of articles by specialists on ideas that have had some importance in the intellectual history of the West. Many fields are covered--physical and biological sciences, myths, imaginative literature, history, anthropology, religion, philosophy, economics, politics, etc. Articles are devoted not only to topics that have engaged the interest of theoreticians (e.g., "Causation," "The Problem of Evil") but to ideas that have gained popular currency (e.g., "Wisdom of the Fool," "Chain of Being"). Index in v.5 facilitates use of the set and is a good starting place for anyone inquiring as to the lineage of a concept. All articles end with bibliographies.

Dictionnaire de spiritualite ascetique et mystique, doctrine et histoire Ed. Marcel Viller, F. Cavallera and J. de Guibert, et al. Paris: G. Beauchesne et ses fils, 1937- . In progress.
Reference BX841 +D53 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Oversize BX841 D67

Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem: Encyclopaedia Judaica; New York: Macmillan, c1971-72. 16v.
Reference DS102.8 +E63
CCL Reference DS102.8 +E63 1972
Judaic Studies Reference, Room 335B DS102.8 +E63 1972
Divinity Reading Room Oversize DS102.8 E496 (LC)

Index in vol. 1.

Encyclopaedia Judaica: CD-ROM edition. Version 1.0. Jerusalem, Israel; Shaker Heights, OH: Judaica Multimedia, c1997.
SML, CD-ROM Reference Center CD-ROM DS102.8 E497 1997 [Inquire at Reference Desk]

The encyclopaedia of Islam; a dictionary of the geography, ethnography and biography of the Muhammadan peoples, prepared by a number of leading orientalists. Leyden: E. J. Brill Ltd.; London: Luzac & Co., 1913-36.
Reference DS37 E5
Microform Film B3652
Semitic Reference, Room 314A Ds37 E51
Divinity Stack Reference DS37 E5 (LC)

The most important reference work in English on Islamic subjects. Contains signed articles, with bibliographies, on biography, history, geography, religious beliefs, institutions, customs, tribes, industry and science. Geographical material includes articles on towns and larger political subdivisions in the Ottoman Empire, and in foreign countries where Islam is of importance.

Supplemented by: The encyclopaedia of Islam. Supplement. Leyden: E. J. Brill; London: Luzac & Co, 1938.
Reference DS37 E5A
Microform Film B3652 Suppl
Divinity Reading Room DS37 E5 Suppl. (LC)

Updated by: The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New edition. Ed. J. H. Kramers, H. A. R. Gibb and E. Levi-Provencal. Leiden: Brill, 1954- . In progress.
Reference DS37 E5 1954
Arabic/Islamic Reading Room DS37 E51 1954
Divinity Reading Room DS37 E523 (LC)

Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics. Ed. James Hastings. New York: Scribners, 1908-1922.
Reference BL31 +H37 (LC)
CCL Reference Ref BR95 H37 1928
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize BL31 E44

Encyclopedia of all religions of the world and all systems of ethics, including religious beliefs and customs, ethical movements, philosophical ideas, moral practices, and persons and places famous in the history of religion and morals. Articles are by specialists; bibliographies included. Elaborate index in separate volume.

Encyclopedia of world art. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1959-1987. 17v.
Reference N31 +E5213 1959 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room N31 E4833 (LC)
ART N31 +E5213 1959 (LC)

Lavishly illustrated, with sections of plates at the end of each volume. Signed articles, often of monographic length, with bibilographies. Index in vol. 15. Has articles on medieval topics, e.g., "Gothic art."

Grove, George, Sir. Grove's dictionary of music and musicians. 5th edition. Ed. Eric Blom. London: Macmillan; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1954.
SML Stacks ML100 G76 1954 (LC)
Music Reference Ref ML100 G883 1954

Has articles on music of the medieval period, e.g., "Plainsong."

Supplemented by: -----. Grove's dictionary of music and musicians: supplementary volume to the fifth edition, edited by Eric Blom. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1961.
SML Stacks ML100 G76 1954 Suppl. (LC)

Updated by: The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians. Ed. Stanley Sadie. London: Macmillan: Washington, DC: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1980.
Reference ML100 G76 1980 (LC)
CCL Reference Ref ML100 G76 1980 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room ML100 N48 (LC)
Music Reference ML100 G883 1980

International encyclopedia of the social sciences. Ed. David L. Sills. New York: Macmillan, 1968-1979. 18v.
Reference H40 A2 +I58 (LC)
CCL Reference Ref H40 A2 +I58 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room H40 A2 I5 (LC)

Intended to supplement an older work, Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences [see below], which must still be used. Articles explore concepts, principles, theories and methods, emphasizing analytical and comparative aspects of work in the social sciences. Signed articles by specialists, with bibliographies. Index in vol. 17; vol. 18 has subtitle: Biographical supplement.

Encyclopaedia of the social sciences. Ed. Edwin R. A. Seligman. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930-35.
SML Stacks H41 +E52 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference H41 E6 (LC)

Jowitt, William Allen Jowitt, Earl. The dictionary of English law. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1959.
Reference KD313 J68 (LC)

Updated by: -----. Jowitt's Dictionary of English law. Second edition by John Burke. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1977.
LAW, RR D J84 1977

Supplemented by: -----. Jowitt's dictionary of English law. First- supplement to the second edition. By Emlyn Williams. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1981- .
LAW, RR D J84 1977a

Medieval France: an encyclopedia. Ed. William W. Kibler et al. New York: Garland Pub., 1995.
SML Stacks DC33.2 +M44X 1995

Medieval Scandinavia : an encyclopedia. Ed. Phillip Pulsiano. New York: Garland, 1992.
Reference DL30 +M43X 1993

Parker, James. A glossary of terms used in heraldry. New edition. Rutland, VT: C. E. Tuttle Co., 1970.
Reference CR1618 P37 1970 (LC)
CCL Reference CR1618 P37 1970

Definitions of terms used in heraldry. Numerous illustrations. Index of family names.

Sarton, George. Introduction to the history of science. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication, no. 376. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1927-47. 3v. in 5.
Reference Q125 S335
CCL Q125 S335

Never completed, this work with its indexes forms an important encyclopedia of the early history of science. Coverage: Homer to 1400.

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HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

Alexandre, Pierre. Le climat en Europe au Moyen Age: contribution a l'histoire des variations climatiques de 1000 a 1425, d'apres les sources narratives de l'Europe occidentale. Recherches d'histoire et de sciences sociales = Studies in history and the social sciences, 24. Paris: Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, 1987.
SML Stacks QC989 A1 A44

"Tables of weather events, 1000-1425, drawn from narrative sources. Covers continental Europe from Atlantic to Silesia and Austria, south to Rome and Pyrenees. Dates 'medieval climate optimum' (i.e. period of maximum warming) at ca. 900-1300." (AHA Guide 20.21)

Atiya, Aziz Suryal. Crusade: historiography and bibliography. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1962.
SML Stacks Xb73 962A
Divinity Reading Room Z6207 C97 A8 (LC)

"Includes chapters on historiography with descriptions of the great historical collections and a bibliography of books and periodical articles in various languages on the Crusades." (Balay DA167)

Berlioz, Jacques. Identifier sources et citations. L'atelier du médiéviste, 1. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1994.
SML Stacks CB351 I32X 1994 (LC)

An annotated guide to bibliography as well as to genres of sources. A practical manual for reseraching sources and references in medieval documents of all sorts. Organized by categories (e.g. Bible, poetry, Roman law) with well-developed bibliographies, descriptions of major collections, historical background, rules for citation, etc. for each genre.

Bouard, Alain de. Manuel de diplomatique française et pontificale ... Paris: A. Picard, 1929-48.
Reference CD61 B68 (LC)

"Standard handbook describing structure of public acts--royal and papal letters and diplomas--and private acts--legal documents such as land conveyances and wills." (AHA Guide 20.22)

-----. Manuel de diplomatique francaise et pontificale. (Album). Paris: A. Picard, 1929-52.
Reference CD61 +B68A (LC)

Commission Internationale de Diplomatique. Vocabulaire international de la diplomatique. Ed. María Milagros Cárcel Ortí. Second revised edition. Collecció oberta, 28. Valencia: Universitat de València, 1997.
SML Stacks JZ1434 V63 1997 (LC)

Defines, in French, terms concerning the form, elaboration, and nature of diplomatic and judicial acts, as well as essential notions of sigillography and chronology. Terms are translated into other European languages and are indexed by language.

The Canon Law Letter & Spirit: A Practical Guide to the Code of Canon Law. Ed. Gerard Sheehy et al. London: G. Chapman, 1995.
Reference KBG C35 1995 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room KBG C35 1995 (LC)

Favreau, Robert. Épigraphie médiévale. L'atelier du médiéviste, 5. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1997.
SML Stacks CN570 F37 1997 (LC)

Fossier, Robert. Histoire économique et sociale du Moyen Age Occidental questions, sources, documents commentés. L'Atelier du médiéviste, 6. Turnhout: Brepols, c1999.
In process #FMY7152

George, Hereford Brooke. Genealogical tables illustrative of modern history. Sixth edition, revised and enlarged by J. R. H. Weaver. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930.
Reference D11.5 G46 1930

Genealogical charts, primarily of ruling houses, for England, Scotland, Germany, France, the Low Countries, Spain, northern Europe and the Balkans, and Christian dynasties in the East. Also has lists of popes, rulers of the Turks, etc.

Giry, Arthur. Manuel de diplomatique: diplômes et chartes, chronologie technique, éléments critiques et parties constitutives de la teneur des chartes, les chancelleries, les actes privés. New York: B. Franklin, 1965.
Reference CD61 G57 1965 (LC) Reprint of the 1894 Paris edition.

Comprehensive manual for the study and identification of medieval documents, registers, decrees, charters, public and private acts, etc. Includes exposition of the techniques of chronology. Bibliographic footnotes.

Guyotjeannin, Olivier, Jacques Pycke et Benoît-Michel Tock. Diplomatique médiévale. L'atelier du médiéviste, 2. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1993.
SML Stacks CD61 G89X 1993 (LC)

-----. Les sources de l'histoire médiévale. Paris: Libraire Générale Française, 1998.
SML Stacks D113 G89X 1998

Handbook of dates for students of English history. Ed. C. R. Cheney. London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1978.
Reference DA34 C44 1978
Divinity Reading Room DA34 C5 1970 (LC)

"Useful manual for dating English documents: royal and papal regnal dates, court terms, saints' days, and perpetual calendar." (AHA Guide 20.24)

McGuire, Martin R. P. and Hermigild Dressler. Introduction to medieval Latin studies: a syllabus and bibliographical guide. Second edition. Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1977.
CCL PA2816 M34 1977

"Covers both Christian and secular Latin authors and subjects from early church through thirteenth century. Provides excellent bibliographical orientation through publication date." (AHA Guide 20.988)

Mas-Latrie, L. de. Trésor de chronologie, d'histoire et de géographie pour l'étude et l'emploi des documents du Moyen Age. Paris: V. Palmé, 1889.
Reference D114 +M37
SML Stacks BBh3B 889M

A fascinating repository of lists: perpetual calendars, movable feasts year by year, saints, church fathers, popes, bishops, etc. Has a reputation for inaccuracy; it is best to verify anything taken from it by checking against other sources.

Nicolle, David. Arms and armour of the crusading era, 1050-1350. White Plains, NY: Kraus International Publications, c1988.
SML Stacks U810 N5 1988 (LC)

"Over 1,700 line drawings of arms and armor. Taken from material from eastern Eurasian steppes to western Europe. Includes dictionary of terms." (AHA Guide 20.26)

Pacaut, Marcel. Guide de l'étudiant en histoire médiévale. Second edition. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, c1968.
Reference Z6203 P33 1973 (LC)

One of the best concise bibliographies. Excellent coverage of history and organization of source collections.

Preston, Jean F. and Laetitia Yeandle. English handwriting, 1400-1650: an introductory manual. Asheville, NC: Pegasus Press, 1999.
SML Stacks Z115 E5 +P74X 1999 (LC)

Raynaud, Christiane. Le commentaire de document figuré en histoire médiévale. Paris: Armand Colin, 1997.
SML UNCAT255825

La recherche historique en archives du Moyen Age. Dir. Paul Delsalle. Paris: Ophrys, 1995.
SML Stacks DC33 R424 1995

A practical guide to services of libraries and archives housing documentation about the medieval period. Presents national, departmental, and municipal archives in France and neighboring countries. Describes records produced by various civil and religious institutions and different types of archives. Treats auxiliary sciences and research methodology for finding, reading, understanding, and using various types of documents. Bibliographies accompany each topic.

Spufford, Peter. Money and its use in medieval Europe. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
SML Stacks HG923 S68 1988 (LC)

"Fluent introduction to complex, technical subject of history of money, ca. 400-ca. 1500. Focuses on commercial revolution of thirteenth century and monetary crisis of later Middle Ages." (AHA Guide 20.27)

Stokvis, A. M. H. J. Manuel d'histoire, de généalogie et de chronologie de tous les états du globe, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours. Amsterdam: B. M. Israel, 1966. 3v. in 4.
Reference D11 S78 1966 Reprint of the 1888-1893 ed. published by E. J. Brill, Leiden.

Includes chronological tables of dynasties, rulers, etc.: genealogical charts; tables of dates; and the like. Organized geographically; Europe in v.2-3. Covers all time periods. Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Techniques pour l'Historien en Ligne: Etudes, Manuels, Exercices. L'École des chartes.
http://theleme.enc.sorbonne.fr

Thorley, John. Documents in medieval Latin. London: Duckworth, 1998.
SML Stacks PA2825 T48X 1998B

Zupko, Ronald Edward. A dictionary of weights and measures for the British Isles: the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, v. 168. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1985.
SML Stacks AS36 A53 M4 168 (LC)

"Gives metric equivalents for all documented weights and measures with local and regional variations. Comprehensive." (AHA Guide 20.28)

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CHURCH REFERENCE BOOKS

Baudrillart, Alfred. Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques. Paris: Letouzey et Ane, 1912- . In progress.
Reference BR95 +B38 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR95 B38

Often cited as DHGE. Covers all subjects in the history of the Roman Catholic church, and of other churches as they affected the Roman church, from the beginning of Christianity to the present. Includes separate articles on towns and other small geographic divisions, indicating the place's connection with ecclesiastical history, a list of its religious institutions, lists of bishops, etc. Also has biographies of figures prominent in the church, ecclesiatical and theological writers, saints, musicians and artists associated with the church, etc. Signed articles; bibliographies.

Cabrol, Fernand. Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie. Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1907-53. 15 vols.
Reference BR95 +C33 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR95 C22 Often cited as DACL.

"Excellent signed articles, with full bibliographies, on institutions, manners, and customs of primitive Christianity, and on the architecture, Christian art, iconography, symbols, epigraphy, paleography, numismatics, liturgy, rites, and ceremonies of the early church to the time of Charlemagne." (Balay BC246)

A Dictionary of Christian biography, literature, sects, and doctrines. Ed. William Smith and Henry Wace. New York: AMS Press, 1984. 4 vols.
Reference BR95 D47 1984 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR95 S65 1984 Reprint. Originally published: London: J. Murray, 1877-1887.

"Aims to supply an adequate account, based upon original authorities, of all persons connected with the church--down to the age of Charlemagne--about whom anything is known, of all literature connected with them, and of the controversies about doctrine and discipline in which they were engaged. Pays special attention to subjects and names in English, Scottish, and Irish church history. Signed articles; bibliographies." (Balay BC249)

Includes many obscure figures.

A dictionary of Christian biography and literature to the end of the sixth century A.D.: with an account of the principal sects and heresies. Ed. Henry Wace and William C. Piercy. London: J. Murray, 1911.
Reference BR95 D465 1994 (LC) [reprint]
Divinity BR95 W3 (LC)
Divinity Fiche B402

A revised and abridged edition of Dictionary of Christian biography, covering only the first six centuries. Adds some references.

Dictionnaire de théologie catholique, contenant l'exposé des doctrines de la théologie catholique, leurs preuves et leur histoire. Paris, Letouzey et Ané, 1908-1950. 15v. in 20.
Reference BX841 +V33 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX841 D68

Often cited as DTC. Authoritative; long signed articles, excellent bibliographies. Good for topics and names in scholastic and medieval philosophy. More recent information on topics treated in the earlier volumes is frequently given under related subjects in later volumes, or in the Tables générales (see below), which is an index to the set.

Dictionnaire de théologie catholique. Table analytique (de T. I à IX). Paris: Letouzey et Ané, 1929.
Reference BX841 +V33A (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX841 D682

Dictionnaire de théologie catholique, contenant l'exposé des doctrines de la théologie catholique, leurs preuves et leur histoire. Tables générales. Paris, Letouzey et Ané, 1951-72.
Reference BX841 +V33B (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX841 D6822

Encyclopedia of early Christianity. Ed. Everett Ferguson, et al. Second edition. New York: Garland Pub., 1997.
SML Reference BR162.2 E53 1997 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR162.2 E53 1997

"Covers persons, places, doctrines, practices, art, liturgy, heresies, and schisms from the time of Jesus to approximately 600 CE. Articles by 135 specialists include bibliographies and cross-references. Extensive subject index. Intended for general readers, students, and professors in fields outside religion who want information concerning early Christianity." (Balay BC274)

Encyclopedia of the early church. Ed. Angelo Di Berardino. Trans. Adrian Walford. Cambridge, England: James Clarke & Co., 1992.
CCL Reference BR66.5 +D5813 1992 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Oversize BR66.5 D5813 1992 Translation of Dizionario patristico e di antichità cristiane (see below).

"Concise, authoritative, signed articles, written by an international team of 167 scholars, cover topics in archaeology, philosophy, linguistics, history, theology, and geography to about 750 CE. Special attention is given to the relationship between Christianity and the pagan world. Bibliographies have been updated to 1991. Includes a synoptic table of secular, ecclesiastical, cultural, and doctrinal matters. Separate section of maps and illustrations; index." (Balay BC275)

Dizionario patristico e di antichità cristiane. Ed. Angelo Di Berardino. Casale Monferrato: Marietti, 1983-1988.
SML Reference BR66.5 D58 1983 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference BR66.5 D58 1983

Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche. Ed. Michael Buchberger. Second edition. Ed. Josef Höfer and Karl Rahner. Freiburg: Herder, 1957-65. 10v.
Reference BR95 B83 1957 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR95 L48 1957

Updated by: Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche. Ed. Michael Buchberger. Third edition. Ed. Walter Kasper, Konrad Baumgartner, et al. Freiburg: Herder, 1993- . In progress.
Reference BR95 B83 1993 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR95 L48 1993

New Catholic encyclopedia. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967-79. 17v.
Reference BX841 +N48 1967 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX841 N44 1967

General reference work covering church history, theology, religious orders, religious life, and related matters. Supplements an older work, the Catholic Encyclopedia (see below), which must still be used. Emphasis on the modern church, but covers all periods. Most articles have bibliographies, which often refer to source materials in collections such as Migne (see above). Index in vol 15; vol. 16: Supplement, 1967-1974; vol. 17: Supplement, Change in the Church.

The Catholic encyclopedia; an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline, and history of the Catholic church. Ed. Charles G. Herbermann, et al. New York: Robert Appleton company, c1907-1912. 15v.

Reference BX841 +C37 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BX841 C26 1913 [1913-1922 edition, 18v.]
Available online at: http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/

The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church. Ed. F.L. Cross. Third edition, ed. E.A. Livingstone. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Reference BR95 O83 1997 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR95 O8 1997

An excellent general encyclopedia of the Christian church covering all periods. Includes prominent persons, movements, denominations, concepts, etc. Brief bibliographies; no index.

Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum; Sachwörterbuch zur Auseinandersetzung des Christentums mit der antiken Welt. Ed. Theodor Klausner. Stuttgart: A. Hiersemann, 1950- .
SML Reference BR115 C5 +R43 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room BR131 R4

"Presents long, signed articles by many scholars dealing with the relationship of the ancient world to Christianity up to the sixth century C.E." (Balay BC248)

Supplemented by: Reallexikon für Antike und Christentum; Sachwörterbuch zur Auseinandersetzung des Christentums mit der antiken Welt. Supplement. Ed. Franz Joseph Dolger. Stuttgart: A. Hiersemann, 1985- .
SML Reference BR115 C5 +R43 Suppl (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Oversize BR131 R4 Suppl.

"Contains selected articles reprinted from Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum (1959- ), new articles on topics not in the main work, and bibliographic essays updating articles in the main work." (Balay BC248)

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DICTIONARIES

GENERAL

Adams, Ian H. Agrarian landscape terms: a glossary for historical geography. Institute of British Geographers. Special publication, no. 9. London: Institute of British Geographers, 1976.
SML Stacks HD111 A3 (LC)

"Defines numerous land terms that appear in medieval and early modern documents." (AHA Guide 20.16)

Berger, Adolf. Encyclopedic dictionary of Roman law. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1953.
Reference KBD +B46 (LC)

Bonnassie, Pierre. Les cinquante mots clefs de l'histoire médiévale. Toulouse: Privat, c1981.
SML Stacks D114 B66

Broughton, Bradford B. Dictionary of medieval knighthood and chivalry. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
Reference CR4505 B76 1986/1988 (LC)

Contents: vol. 1, Concepts and terms; vol. 2, People, places, and events.
"Intended 'to help students understand the background of some of the literary works they were reading in medieval literature courses.'--Acknowledgments. Provides definitions, explanations, or identification of ideas and concepts, major figures, social customs and mores, events, and information a knight was expected to know (e.g. conduct, weapons, feast days, currency). Concentrates on England and France, 1050-1400. Most entries include reference to a specific title in a numbered bibliography of 394 books and articles. Topical index for each volume." (Balay DA147)

Dahmus, Joseph Henry. Dictionary of medieval civilization. New York: Macmillan, c1984.
Reference CB351 D24 1984 (LC)

Useful one-volume dictionary of the Middle Ages. Meant for general readers; treats all countries. Offers short definitions, identifications, etc. No bibliographies or index.

The Dictionary of art. Ed. Jane Turner. New York: Grove, 1996. 34v.
Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)
CCL Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room N31 D5 1996 (LC)
ART Reference N31 D5X 1996 (LC)

Includes bibliographical references and index. Vol. 33 includes Appendix A, List of locations; Appendix B, List of periodical titles; Appendix C, List of standard reference books and series.

Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Joseph R. Strayer, editor in chief. New York: Scribner, 1982-1989. 13v.
Reference D114 +D5 1982
CCL Reference D114 +D5 1982
Divinity Reading Room D114 D5 1982 (LC)

Comprises some 5,000 signed articles of varied length dealing with the many disciplines and interests of medieval scholarship. Covers roughly CE 500 to 1500, with geographic scope 'limited to the Latin West, the Slavic world, Asia Minor, the lands of the caliphate in the East, and the Muslim-Christian areas of North Africa.'--Pref. Bibliographies emphasize English-language works. See and see also references; numerous black-and-white maps; illustrations relate mainly to art history. The index (v. 13) offers entries for people, places, and concepts; and includes cross-references.

Dictionnaire du Moyen Âge: histoire et société. Paris: Encyclopaedia universalis: Albin Michel, c1997.
SML Stacks CB351 D53 1997 (LC)

Comprises the essential articles from the Encyclopaedia Universalis on medieval society, institutions, events, and people. Detailed index.

Favier, Jean. Dictionnaire de la France medievale. Paris: Fayard, c1993.
SML Stacks DC60.6 F38X 1993

Fisher, J. L. A Medieval farming glossary of Latin and Englsih words: taken mainly from Essex records. Second edition revised by Avril and Raymond Powell. Essex Record Office publication, no. 138. Chelmsford, Essex, England: Essex Record Office, 1997.
SML Stacks S411 F57 1997 (LC)

Gerhards, Agnès. Dictionnaire historique des ordres religieux. Paris: Fayard, c1998.
SML Reference BX2420 G47X 1998 (LC)

Haberkern, Eugen and Josef Friedrich Wallach. Hilfswörterbuch für historiker; mittelalter und neuzeit. Second revised edition. Bern: Francke, 1964.
Reference D9 H3 1964

Gives medieval and modern historical terms in various Western languages, with German equivalents and definitions.

Lexikon des Mittelalters. Ed. Liselotte Lutz et al. München; Zürich: Artemis-Verlag, 1977- . In progress.
Reference D101.5 +L48
Divinity Reading Room D101.5 L49 (LC)

"A new work with signed contributions by an international roster of scholars. Entries for persons, places, terms, etc. Bibliographies. Covers the period 300-1500 CE, concentrating on Europe." (Balay DA150)

McGurk, John James Noel. A dictionary of medieval terms for the use of history students. Reigate: Reigate Press Ltd., 1970.
Reference DA129 M33

Brief-entry definitions of terms of interest to students of English medieval history, Anglo-Saxon period to 13th century.

Meyer, Otto and Renate Klauser. Clavis mediaevalis; Kleines Worterbuch der Mittelalterforschung. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz, 1962.
Reference D114 M49

A small handbook containing entries for terms encountered in medieval studies, often with bibilographies.

Le Moyen Age. New revised edition. Ed. Geneviève Hasenohr and Michel Zink. Dictionnaire des lettres françaises, 1. Paris: Fayard, 1994.
Reference PQ151 M69 1994
SML Stacks PQ151 M69 1992

The Oxford dictionary of Byzantium. Alexander P. Kazhdan, editor in chief. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.
Reference DF521 O93 1991
Divinity Reading Room DF521 O93 1991 (LC)

"A major reference source for information on Byzantine 'saints, patriarchs, all emperors, writers, places, fiscal and administrative concepts' (Pref.) of the 4th-15th centuries, including a few classical authors with focus 'on the transmission and knowledge of their writings in Byzantium.' Over 100 contributors; emphasizes interdisciplinary coverage. Major survey articles (with cross-references designated by small capitals) and many shorter articles on lesser topics. Special attention to everyday life: e.g., articles on diet, the family, gesture, emotions. Bibliographical notes at the end of articles include references to the most recent scholarship, to the best editions of texts, and to major studies. Illustrations include photographs of art works, buildings, etc., and there are maps and genealogies. No Index." (Balay DA166)

-----. Dictionnaire des Francs: les temps mérovingiens. Etrepilly, France: Bartillat, c1996.
SML Stacks DC65 R53 1996

Sächwörterbuch der Mediävistik. Ed. Peter Dinzelbacher. Stuttgart: Kroner, 1992.
SML Stacks D114 S24 1992

Thesaurus d'histoire medievale. Coordinated by Jean Hilaire. Paris: CNRS, 1997.
SML UNCAT255824

Tusculum-Lexikon griechischer und lateinischer Autoren des Altertums und des Mittelalters. Third revised edition. Ed. Wolfgang Buchwald, Armin Hohlweg, and Otto Prinz. München: Artemis, c1982.
Reference PA31 T87 1982
Divinity Reading Room PA31 T8 1982 (LC)

French translation: Dictionnaire des auteurs grecs et latins de l'antiquité et du Moyen Age. Ed. Wolfgang Buchwald, Armin Hohlweg, Otto Prinz. Trans. Jean Denis Berger and Jacques Billen. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, c1991.
SML Stacks PA31 T8714 1991

Vocabulaire historique du Moyen Age. Ed. François-Oliver Touati. Paris: La Boutique de l'histoire, c1995.
Reference CB351 V55X 1995 (LC)

Weijers, Olga. Dictionnaires et répertoires au Moyen Âge: Une étude de vocabulaire. Études sur le vocabulaire intellectuel du Moyen Âge, 4. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1991.
SML Stacks D114 D55 1991
Divinity D114 W45 1991 (LC)

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PLACE-NAMES

Chevin, abbé. Dictionnaire latin-français des noms propres de lieux ayant une certaine notoriété, principalement au point de vue ecclésiastique et monastique. Paris: V. Retaux, 1897.
SML Stacks G107 C44 (LC)

Gives modern equivalents for Latin place-names.

Grasse, Johann Georg Theodor. Orbis Latinus; Lexikon lateinischer geographischer Namen des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit. Ed. Helmut Plechl . Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, c1972.
Reference G107 G73 1972 (LC)

Gives modern equivalents for Latin place-names.

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LATIN

Abbreviationes 1.5. Bochum: Institut fur Philosophie Ruhr-Universitat, 1996.
SML, CD-ROM Reference Center Z111 A23 1996 (LC) [Inquire at Reference Desk]

Electronic dictionary of medieval Latin abbreviations, containing more than 40,000 entries.

Arnaldi, Francesco. Latinitatis Italicae Medii Aevi inde ab anno CDLXXVI usque ad annum MXXII Lexicon imperfectum. Bruxelles, secretariat administratif de l'U.A.I., Palais des Academies, 1939. Torino: Bottega d'Erasmo, 1970.
SML Stacks PA2889 A7 1970

Addendum: Latinitatis Italicae Medii Aevi inde ab anno CDLXXVI usque ad annum MXXII Lexicon imperfectum : addendum ... Bruxelles, Secretariat administratif de l'U.A.I., Palais des Academies. Ed. F. Arnaldi, P. Smiraglia. Torino: Bottega D'Erasmo, 1984- .
SML Stacks PA2889 A7 1970 Suppl

Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mittellateinisches Worterbuch bis zum ausgehenden 13. Jahrhundert. Munich: Beck, 1959- . In progress.
SML Stacks Gk57 +959
Divinity Reading Room PA2893 M5 (LC)
Classics Gk57 +967A

Blaise, Albert. Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs chrétiens. Turnhout, Belgium: Editions Brepols, c1954.
Reference PA2308 +B6 1967
Divinity Reading Room PA2308 B6 1967 (LC)
Divinity PA2308 B6 (LC)

-----. Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs du moyen-âge = Lexicon latinitatis medii aevi: praesertim ad res ecclesiasticas investigandas pertinens. Turnholti : Typographi Brepols, 1975.
Reference PA2893 F7 B52
Divinity Reading Room PA2893 B5 (LC)

Du Cange, Charles du Fresne, sieur. Glossarium mediae et infimae Latinitatis. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1954. 10v. in 5.
Reference PA2889 D83 1954
SML Stacks Gk57 +678Dc
Divinity Reading Room PA2893 F7 D8 1937 (LC)

The leading dictionary of medieval Latin. First published in 1678.

Fuchs, Johan Wilhelmus. Lexicon Latinitatis Nederlandicae Medii Aevi = Woordenboek van het middeleeuws Latijn van de Noordelijke Nederlanden. Revised edition. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1977- . In progress.
SML Stacks PA2893 D9 +F9 1977

Georges, Karl Ernst. Lexikon der lateinischen wortformen. Leipzig: Hahn, 1890.
Reference PA2361 G46

Latham, R. E. Revised medieval Latin word-list from British and Irish sources. London: Oxford University Press, 1965.
Reference PA2891 L37
CCL Reference PA2891 L37

"Includes in principle all words collected to date from the British and Irish sources, in so far as they are non-Classical either in form or in meaning."--Introd.

Updated by: Latham, Ronald Edward. Dictionary of medieval Latin from British sources. London: Oxford University Press, 1975- . In progress.
SML Stacks PA2891 +L35

Lewis, Charlton Thomas and Charles Short. A Latin dictionary: founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.
Reference PA2365 E5 L48 1969
CCL Reference PA2365 E5 L48 1958
SML Stacks PA2365 E5 L48 1958
Divinity Reading Room PA2365 E5 A 1955 (LC) Reprint of the 1879 edition.

A useful Latin-English dictionary. Thorough and scholarly; liberal use of quotations.

Lexicon Mediae Latinitatis Danicae = Ordbog over Dansk Middelalderlatin. Ed. Franz Blatt. Arosiae: In Aedibus Universitatis Arhusiensis, 1987- . In progress.
SML Stacks PA2365 D3 +L49

Niermeyer, Jan Frederik. Mediae latinitatis lexicon minus: A medieval Latin-French/English dictionary. Leiden, Brill, 1954-76.
Reference PA2893 F7 N54
Divinity Reading Room PA2364 N5 (LC)

Novum glossarium mediae Latinitatis, ab anno DCCC usque ad annum MCC, edendum curavit Consilium Academiarum Consociatarum. Hafniae: E. Munksgaard, 1957- .
Reference PA2893 F7 +N68 1959

Index: Index scriptorum novus mediae Latinitatis. ab anno DCCC usque ad annum MCC, qui afferuntur in Novo glossario ab Academiis Consociatis iuris publici facto. Hafniae: E. Munksgaard, 1973.
Reference Z6517 +I53 (LC)

Thesaurus linguae latinae. Leipzig: B. G. Teubneri, 1900- . In progress.
Reference PA2361 +T44

The great dictionary of the language. Aims to record every work in the text of every author down to the Antonines. Copious use of quotations.

Thesaurus linguae Latinae. Onomasticon. Leipzig: B. G. Teubneri, 1913- .
Reference PA2361 +T44A

Addenda: Ferrua, Antonio. Note al Thesaurus linguae latinae: addenda et corrigenda. Bari: Edipuglia, 1986- .
Reference PA2361 T44 Suppl
Classics PA2361 T44 Suppl (LC)

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GREEK

Estienne, Henri. Thesaurus graecae linguae. Paris: A. Firmin Didot, 1831-65. 8v. in 9.
Reference PA442 +E88 1831

The most comprehensive Greek dictionary, first published in 1572, and re-edited in the 19th century. Definitions in Latin.

Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott. A Greek-English lexicon. Revised and augmented by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
Reference PA445 E5 +L6X 1996
Divinity Reading Room Oversize PA445 E5 L6 1996 (LC)

The standard Greek-English dictionary, covering the language to about 600 A.D., omitting patristic and Byzantine Greek.

Lampe, G. W. H. A patristic Greek lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1961-68.
Reference BR67 +L35 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room PA881 L3 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize PA881 L3 (LC)

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ENGLISH

Bosworth, Joseph. An Anglo-Saxon dictionary, based on the manuscript collections of the late Joseph Bosworth. Edited and enlarged by T. Northcote Toller. London: Oxford University Press, 1954.
Reference PE279 B67 1954
SML Stacks PE279 B67 1882
CCL Reference Ref PE279 B67 1980

Reprinted from 1882-1898 edition.

Toller, T. Northcote. An Anglo-Saxon dictionary based on the manuscript collections of the late Joseph Bosworth, supplement. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1921.
Reference PE279 B67A
SML Stacks Ia342 +882bba

-----. An Anglo-Saxon dictionary based on the manuscript collections of Joseph Bosworth: enlarged addenda and corrigenda, by Alistair Campbell to the Supplement by T. Northcote Toller. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972.
Reference PE279 B67Ab

-----. An Anglo-Saxon dictionary based on the manuscript collections of Joseph Bosworth, supplement; with revised and enlarged addenda by Alistair Campbell. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980.
CCL Reference Ref PE279 B67 1980 Suppl

Middle English dictionary. Ed. Hans Kurath and Sherman M. Kuhn. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1952- . In progress.
Reference PE679 +K87 1952

The first fascicle is a "Plan and Bibliography."

The Oxford English dictionary. Second edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. 20v.
Reference PE1625 +O87 1989
CCL Reference PE1625 +O87 1989
Divinity Reading Room Oversize PE1625 O87 1989 (LC)
SML, CD-ROM Reference Center CD-ROM PE1625 O87 1994 [Inquire at Reference Desk]
Available online to the Yale community Includes bibliographical references in vol. 20.

Often cited as OED, this work is the standard authority on the derivation of English words. Its principal feature is that it not only provides meanings, spelling, usage, morphology, etc., but also all changes that the words have undergone since A.D.1150; many obsolete words are also included. Data about words supported by copious quotations from English writers.
The CD-ROM version contains all of the information of the OED, 1933 edition. The dictionary can be searched in a variety of ways, not only by word but by phrase, definition, etymology, or even by author of the quotations used to show how the use of a word has changed over time.
The on-line version contains the entire text of the 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989), which merges the original OED with the supplements prepared through this century. It offers a Quick Lookup option, as well as a Basic Search which allows you to browse entries or limit your search to definitions, quotations, etymology, labels, and more. Boolean and proximity searches are also supported.

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FRENCH

Dictionnaire Alphabétique et Analogique de la Langue Française. Second edition. Paris: Le Robert, 1985
Reference PC2625 +R63 1985

Historical dictionary of the French language by Paul Robert.

Godefroy, Frédéric. Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française: et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle: composé d'après le dépouillement de tous les plus importants documents manuscrits ou imprimés qui se trouvent dans les grandes bibliothèques de la France et de l'Europe et dans les principales archives départementales, municipales, hospitalières ou privées. Geneve: Slatkine, 1982. 10v.
Reference PC2889 +G635 1982

Reprint. Originally published: Paris: F. Vieweg, 1881-1902.

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GERMAN

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Deutsches Worterbuch. Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1854-1960. 16v.
Reference PF3625 G72
Divinity Stack Reference PF3625 G7 (LC)

Updated by: -----. Deutsches Worterbuch. New edition. Leipzig: S. Hirzel, 1965- . In progress.
Reference PF3625 +G72 1965

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ATLASES AND GEOGRAPHY

Atlas de la France de l'an mil: état de nos connaissances. Ed. Michel Parisse. Paris: Picard, 1994.
Map Collection, Atlases G1844.21 S1 +A76 1994 (LC)

Atlas historique des villes de France. Ed. Ch. Higounet, J.B. Marquette et Ph. Wolff. Paris: Editions du CNRS, 1982- .
Map Collection, Atlases Folio b G1837 A1 A84 1982 (LC)

Includes an account of each town's topographical development from its beginning up to the early nineteenth century. Includes bibliographies.
Portfolios: 1, Bazas, Gironde; 2, La Réole, Gironde; 3, Monte-de-Marsan, Landes; 4, Saint-Sever, Landes; 5, Auch; 6, Bayonne; 7, Foix; 8, Pau; 9, Tarbes; 10, Rodez, Aveyron; 11, Albi, Tarn; 12, Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne; 13, Cahors, Lot; 14, Figeac, Lot; 15, Bergerac, Dordogne; 16, Perigeux, Dordogne; 17, Brive, Corrèze; 18, Ussel, Corrèze; 19, Limoges, Haute-Vienne; 20, Agen; 21, Marmande; 22, Nerac; 23, Villeneuve-sur-Lot; 24, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine; 25, Morlaix; 26, Vannes; 27, Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine; 28, Quimper, Finistère; 29, Lorient, Morbihan; 30, Etampes, Essone; 31, Senlis, Oise; 32, Brest, Finistère; 33, Saint-Brieuc, Côte d'Amor; 34, Provins, Seine-et-Marne; 35, Belfort, Territoire de Belfort; 36, Epinal, Vosges; 37, Alençon; 38, Montbeliard; 39, Perpignan; 40, Collioure, Port-Vendres; 41, Evreux; 42, Nancy.

The Atlas of the Crusades. Ed. Jonathan Riley-Smith. New York: Facts on File, 1990.
CCL G1034 +A84 1991 (LC)
Divinity Stack Reference Oversize G1034 R5 1991 (LC)

"A chronological presentation with narrative supplemented by colored maps, photographs, and drawings. Chronology; glossary, place-name index with some subject entries and cross-references." (Balay DA160)

Beinart, Haim. Atlas of medieval Jewish history. Trans. Moshe Shalvi. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
SML Stacks, Judaica Collection G1034 +B4X13 1992 (LC)
Judaica Studies Reference, Room 335B G1034 +B4X13 1992 (LC)

"Presents text, maps and other visual material 'illustrating the changes that occurred in the Holy Land and in the Diaspora... : emigration, expulsion from cities and countries, and forced conversion' (Introd.) from the 4th and 5th centuries to the 17th. Indexes for geographical names, for subjects, and for persons." (Balay DA159)

Chaliand, Gérard, Jean-Pierre Rageau and Catherine Petit. Atlas historique du monde méditerranéen chrétiens, juifs et musulmans de l'Antiquité à nos jours. Paris: Payot, 1995.
SML Stacks G5672 M4 +C52 1995 (LC)

Darby, H. C. A new historical geography of England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973.
CCL DA600 D35

L'Europe centrale et balkanique: atlas d'histoire politique. Bruxelles: Editions Complexe, c1995.
Map Collection, Atlases G1881 S1 +E97 1995 (LC)

Géographie du monde au Moyen Âge et á la Renaissance. Ed. Monique Pelletier. Memoires de la Section de geographie, 15. Paris: Editions du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques, 1989.
Map Collection, Reference H13 F73 15 (LC)

Georg Westermann Verlag. Grosser Atlas zur Weltgeschichte. Vorzeit, Altertum, Mittelalter, Neuzeit. Ed. Hans-Erich Stier. Braunschweig: Westermann, 1969.
Reference G1030 +W47 1968 (LC)

Grosser historischer Weltatlas. Vol. 2, Mittelalter. Fourth revised and expanded edition. Munich: Bayerischer Schulbuch-Verlag, 1981.
Reference G1030 +B39 1981 (LC) Harvey, P. D. A. Medieval maps. London: British Library, 1991.
Map Collection GA221 +H37 1991 (LC)

Hill, David. An atlas of Anglo-Saxon England. Toronto; Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, c1981.
SML Stacks G1816 S1 H54 1981 (LC)
Map Collection, Atlases G1816 S1 +H54 1981 (LC)

An Historical atlas of Scotland, c. 400-c. 1600. Ed. Peter McNeil and Ranald Nicholson; cartographer J. W. Davie. St Andrews: Atlas Committee of the Conference of Scottish Medievalists, 1975.
SML Stacks G1826 S1 +H5 1975 (LC)

An Historical geography of England and Wales. Ed. R.A. Dodgshon, R.A. Butlin. Second edition. London; San Diego: Academic Press, c1990.
SML Stacks DA600 H57 1990

An Historical geography of Ireland. Ed. B.J. Graham, L.J. Proudfoot. London; San Diego: Academic Press, c1993.
SML Stacks DA913 H57 1993

An Historical geography of Scotland. Ed. G. Whittington, I.D. Whyte. London; New York: Academic Press, 1983.
SML Stacks DA757.7 H57 1983

Hooper, Nicholas and Matthew Bennett. The Cambridge illustrated atlas: warfare: the Middle Ages 768-1487. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996.
SML Stacks G1034 +H6X 1996 (LC)

Jedin, Hubert. Atlas zur Kirchengeschichte: die christlichen Kirchen in Geschichte und Gegenwart. 257 mehrfarbige Karten und schematische Darstellungen, Kommentare, ausfuhrliches Register. Ed. Hubert Jedin, Kenneth Scott Latourette and Jochen Martin. Freiburg; New York: Herder, 1970.
Map Collection, Atlas Reference BR98 +J43 (LC)
SML Stacks BR98 +J43 (LC)
Divinity Reading Room Oversize G1046 E4 A8 1987

McEvedy, Colin. The Penguin atlas of medieval history, maps devised by the author and drawn by John Woodcock. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1966.
CCL G1034 M33 (LC)

Reprint of the 1961 edition.

Matthew, Donald. Atlas of medieval Europe. New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc., c1983.
Reference CB351 +M293 1983 (LC)
CCL Reference Ref CB351 +M293 1983 (LC)

Mead, W. R. An historical geography of Scandinavia. London; New York: Academic Press, c1981.
SML Stacks DL5 M42

Muir, Ramsay. Muir's historical atlas: medieval and modern. 11th edition. Ed. R. F. Treharne and Harold Fullard. London: G. Philip, 1969.
Reference G1030 +M85 1969 (LC)

The National Trust historical atlas of Britain: prehistoric and medieval. Ed. Nigel Saul. Dover, NH: A. Sutton , 1994.
SML Stacks DS480.853 H48X 1993
Map Collection G1812.21 S1 +N3X 1994 (LC)

Pitcher, Donald Edgar. An historical geography of the Ottoman empire from earliest times to the end of the sixteenth century. Leiden, Brill, 1972.
SML Stacks DR481 +P5

Planhol, Xavier de. An historical geography of France. Trans. Janet Lloyd. Cambridge studies in historical geography, 21. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
SML Stacks DC20.5 P58X13 1994

Poole, Reginald Lane. Historical atlas of modern Europe from the decline of the Roman empire, comprising also maps of parts of Asia, Africa, and the New world connected with European history. Oxford: Clarendon press; London, New York: H. Frowde, 1896-1902.
Map Collection, Atlases Folio G1030 P66 (LC)

Pounds, Norman John Greville. An historical geography of Europe. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
SML Stacks D21.5 P62 1990

Smith, Clifford T. An historical geography of Western Europe before 1800. Revised edition. London; New York: Longman, 1978.
SML Stacks D967 S55 1978

Spruner von Merz, Karl. Spruner-Menke hand-atlas fur die geschichte des mittel-alters und der neueren zeit. Third edition. Gotha: J. Perthes, 1880.
Map Collection, Atlases Folio G1030 S66 1880 (LC)

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DISSERTATIONS

Monumenta Germaniae Historica (Deutsches Institut für Erforschung des Mittelalters). Hochschulschriften zur Geschichte und Kultur des Mittelalters 1939 bis 1972/74: (Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz). Hilfsmittel - Monumenta Germaniae Historica, 1. München : Monumenta Germaniae Historica, 1975.
SML Stacks Z5579 M66 1975 (LC)

"A classed listing of some 8,400 dissertations, both published and unpublished. Author and subject indexes in v. 3.

Thèses de l'École nationale des chartes.
http://theses.enc.sorbonne.fr

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Note on sources of annotations

AHA Guide = The American Historical Association's guide to historical literature. General editor, Mary Beth Norton; associate editor, Pamela Gerardi. 3rd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 1995 .
Reference Z6201 A55 1995 (LC)

Balay = Guide to reference books. Edited by Robert Balay. 11th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996.
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