This guide lists databases and other research tools covering Medieval Studies and Early Modern Studies available to students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities.
Reference
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Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new windowProvides biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. Includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series. Search by full-text keyword, author, topic, volume title, publication date, or DLB series.
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Oxford Handbooks OnlineOxford Handbooks contain scholarly review articles in Archaeology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Religion. Each handbook offers a critical survey of the current state of scholarship in a particular field of study.
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Oxford Reference OnlineContains 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works spanning the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Encyclopedias and biographical sources
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Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781402097294Publication Date: 2011
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Europe, 1450 to 1789: An Encyclopedia of the Early Modern WorldSurvey of European history from 1450, the beginning of the print revolution, to 1789 and the French Revolution. Covers the period's most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion, politics, exploration, and warfare.
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Handbook of Medieval Studies by
Call Number: TC Wilson Library General Collection General Collection D116 .H37 2010ISBN: 9783110184099Publication Date: 2010 -
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (4 Volume Set) by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780198662624Publication Date: 2010
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World Biographical Information SystemSearch short biographical information on over 6 million people from the 8th century B.C. to the present. WBIS provides an index to the entire archive; we have full-text access to these language-area archives: Baltic, Czech & Slovak, German, Polish, Russian & Soviet, and Scandinavian Biographical Archives.
Bibliographies
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Middle English CompediumIncludes three searchable resources on Middle English (1100-1500 CE): the Middle English Dictionary, Bibliography of Middle English, and Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. From the University of Michigan
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Oxford Bibliographies: Medieval StudiesSearch expert commentary and detailed annotated bibliographies to find high quality sources of information in Medieval Studies.
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Oxford Bibliographies: Renaissance and ReformationSearch expert commentary and detailed annotated bibliographies to find high quality sources of information in Renaissance and Reformation studies.
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