Anglo-Saxon/Medieval Period

 

 

REFERENCE BOOKS & WEB SITES

 

General  & Biographical Works

 

Ref AE/5/E363 – Encyclopaedia Britannica.  (Britannica is excellent for

English history: use the Index volume to find the best article.)

 

Ref CB/351/M293 – Atlas of Medieval Europe

 

Ref CB/351/D24 – Dictionary of Medieval Civilization

 

Ref CT/114/G74 – Great Lives from History: The Middle Ages

 

Ref D/54.5/S65 – Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World.

 

Ref D/114/D5 – Dictionary of the Middle Ages. (V. 13 is the Index)

 

Ref D/114/L38 – Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages

 

Ref D/117/H57 – History of the Ancient & Medieval World (v.12 is the

       Index)

Ref D/119/S55 – Daily Life in Medieval Europe

 

Ref GT/2400/H 5713/1988/v.2– A History of Private Life : Revelations of the Medieval World

 

 

Clothing

 

GT/732/H68 – Medieval Costume in England & France:  The 13^th,14^th and 15^th Centuries

 

Ref GT/730/B68 – Historical Costumes of England from the 11th - 20th Century.

 

 

English Language & Literature

 

 Ref PE/279/H3 - A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary.

 

Ref PE/31/M38 – Oxford Companion to English Literature

 

Ref PE/1625/ O87 - Oxford English Dictionary. (20 volumes) – (The best  

                               for tracing a word’s history)

 

Ref PR/1903/R67 - Chaucer A to Z.

 

England, France & Europe

 

Ref D/115/M43 – Medieval England: An Encyclopedia

 

Ref D/119/S55 – Daily Life in Medieval Europe.

 

Ref DA/110/Q43 – A History of Everyday Things in England, v.1.

 

Ref DA/152.5/A7/N48 – The New Arthurian Encyclopedia.

 

Ref DA/185/S48 – Daily Life in Chaucer’s England.

 

 

War, Weapons & Technology

 

Ref D/157/H25 – Chronicles of the Crusades.

 

Ref GT/575/W3 - Medieval Costume, Armour & Weapons, 1350-1450

 

Ref UG/428/K39 - The Medieval Fortress.

 

Ref T/15/S56 – A History of Technology (V.1 has some Anglo-Saxon

     technology; v.2 both Medieval and Anglo-Saxon)

 

 

WEBSITES

 

The Internet Medieval Sourcebook                 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html

 

The Labyrinth:  Resources for Medieval Studies      http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/

 

The ORB: The On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies        http://www.the-orb.net

 

Medieval Europe                                 http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/

 

 

                                          

 

                                                         September 2007