Writing Your Paper Approaches to Research For information on how to do research in general, check Research Strategy . Primary source material is a key part of historical research. A primary source is a document in which an event is described by its witnesses. A secondary source interprets and analyses primary sources.
Secondary sources are one step removed from the event.
The eight volumes cover the period from Christian Roman Empire to the close of the Middle Ages. In essay format with bibliographical references. Dictionary of the Middle Ages REF D114.D15 Published in thirteen volumes, this dictionary is an excellent surce of information about the people, events and concepts of the Middle Ages. Organized in either major articles of 10,000 words or short definitions. Contains bibliographies, mainly of works in English but also includes references to important works in other languages.