Library Resources for Renaissance Europe 1250-1550

Databases of journal articles, books, etc.

Britannica online or Wikipedia

good for background reading and lists of additional sources

Iter 

excellent coverage of Renaissance, good coverage of Middle Ages; includes articles, books, book chapters; no full text or  ; look up the journal title in the catalog for our holdings

International Medieval Bibliography

excellent coverage of Middle Ages; includes articles, and book chapters; no full text, but includes  
 

Historical Abstracts

some coverage of the Renaissance time period; can specify time period to be searched; includes articles, books, book chapters, dissertations; no full text, but includes 
 

Avery Index Architecture

includes citations to articles on architecture; no full text, but includes 

History of Science

contains journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, medicine, and allied historical fields; no full text, but includes 

History Reference Online

collection of digitized reference works in history, divided by time period, including 1000-1450; full text

Images

Camio

images of fine and decorative art forms from prominent museums, Including photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative & utilitarian objects, prints, drawings & watercolors, jewelry & costumes, textiles, books, installations, architecture, audio-video & mixed media; can be browsed by time period and type of object

Web Gallery of Art    www.wga.hu

virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1850); can be browsed by timeline, school, form, and type

Internet materials

Resources in Medieval and Renaissance Studies http://www.lib.duke.edu/reference/subjects/medieval/index.htm
Scroll to these links:

 Eurodocs 
 Labyrinth 
 Online Resource Book for the Middle Ages (ORB)

Joline R. Ezzell
Librarian for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
2/9/07