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Contains online versions of dictionaries and encyclopedias previously published in paper by Oxford University Press. Once in the ORO, click on "Browse and Search Titles" along the left side of the screen. On the screen that comes up scroll down a bit and notice on the left side all the disciplines of reference works that are included in the ORO in the list called "By Subject." Or, mouse over the colorful square pictures in the middle of the initial entry screen to choose your discipline. Within each discipline's section of the database you'll find particular reference works that you can search in, all published by Oxford University Press. They publish very fine, authoritative reference works.
Bibliographic essays of some length, arranged alphabetically through the three volumes. Select Bibliography follows each signed article. Bibliography of primary sources and extensive bibliography of secondary sources at back of volume 3. Overall index in v. 3. Articles on such topics as architecture, visual arts, astronomy, children and childhood, cities, communication, death, friendship, God, education and schooling, horses, Islamic Spain, roads, rural world. Many disciplines and countries covered.
Focus is the material culture of the Middle Ages. Further reading references.
"Uses primary and secondary sources to chart the history of Britain and Western Europe, with reference to the Celtic world, Scandinavia, the Mediterranean, and North America." Covers mid 5th c. to 1066. Organized by year within in chronological chapters: 449/50-610; 611-751; 751-840; 840-962; 963-1066. Within each year, entries are alphabetical by place/country, using primarily modern terms for places. Entries for events or incidents in history range from one to several paragraphs. Then one must refer to other reference sources to learn more about the event or incident. There are unannotated bibliographies of both primary and secondary sources at the conclusion of each chronological chapter. Topical index.
A repository of basic information on individual chronicles. Covers chronicles (history writings) from all of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. 2500 texts are described. Entries cover: when the work arose, its contents, style, scope, its intellectual milieu and political agenda, its textual transmission, and if the work isn't anonymous, biographical notes on the chronicler. Also serves as a handbook for chronicle studies by discussing contexts and recurring themes, trends, and controversies in current research. This is done both in review articles surveying broad traditions and themes, and within the articles on the individual texts themselves. Does not replace Repertorium Fontium Historiae Medii Aevi (Main Z 6203 .R43 v. 1-11) which is particularly strong on bibliography or other older, more complex works. Most of the entries are for titles of particular chronicles or names of authors. Entries have short bibliographies and are signed by the authors, who are mostly academics from Europe. There is a list of their names at the back of volume two that shows the articles they wrote. Back of v. 2 also has indexes of work titles and authors, a general index of people, places, general topics, an index of geographical names, and an index of manuscripts arranged by holding institution.
Explores the phenomenon of the Crusades in all of its complexity, ranging from the classic numbered crusades in the Middle East to the Reconquista in Spain, and from the Baltic Crusades to the crusades against Albigensian heretics in France. Entries for people, places, events, institutions, literary and historical sources, and themes.
Crusades to the Holy Land, the Essential Reference Guide Main D 155 .C79 2015.
Mostly topical entries, with a some biographical ones, some less than a page, some several pages. A few b/w illustrations. Chronology. All entries have further reading references, books or articles, some in foreign languages. Three essay, with bibliographies, at the beginning provide an overview of the topic, causes of the crusades, and consequences of the crusades. Appendix contains essays, with bibliographies, revealing several perspectives on each of these topics: Why did the crusades ultimately fail? How central was Jerusalem to medieval crusading? Is it accurate to draw parallels between the crusades of the medieval period and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq today? Copies of 10 primary sources cover a couple of battles and calls for crusade. Short overall bibliography at end contains reference works, general histories, sections on the Muslim World, the Byzantine World, Outremer and Cyprus.
By an eminent military historian. This is a catalog of weaponry. Arranged chronologically. Two tables of contents, one chronological as the entries appear in the text, the other alphabetically. B/W illustrations. Also entries for life-saving technologies in war, such as helmets.
Cantor, Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, Reference D 114 .E53 1999. One volume, by a senior scholar and author of many books on the medieval period.
Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages, an Encyclopedia, Reference, HF 1001 .T7 2000. This is an introduction to the history of travel, exploration, discovery, and mercantile activity in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the New World. Mix of short and long entries, all signed, on topics, persons, and places cover from the fall of the Roman Empire and the so-called "Age of Discovery" and the end of the 15th c. Bibliographic references with each article and a general bibliography at the back. Chronology, too.
Broughton, Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry, Concepts and Terms, Reference CR 4505 .B76 1986 and Broughton, Dictionary of Medieval Knighthood and Chivalry, People, Places, and Events, Reference CR 4505 .B76 1988. These works include concepts, terms, biographical sketches on people and places, and information on medieval events which readers are likely to come across in their reading of history and fictional works on the medieval west. Appendices include genealogical charts for English and French rulers, a topical list of entries, and a bibliography. Further reading references in the entries are keyed to the numbered list of bibliography references in the appendix.
Medieval Jewish Civilization, an Encyclopedia, Reference, DS 124 .M386 2003. Jews in medieval times absorbed elements of both Christian and Muslim worlds, acculturating without assimilating. As a result, their contributions in many fields were significant. Entries from one column to several pages in length on topics, persons, and places, often with longer further reading lists than in many encyclopedias.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Very useful for reading up on philosophies, ideas, and the authors associated with them.
A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, Reference, D 13 .G47 1998 v. 1-2. Useful for studying either historians writing in medieval times, or historians writing about medieval times since then. Read about authors, find a list of works by the author, and obtain further reading suggestions. Also has entries for old and new forms of writing about the medieval period, for example, chronicles.
2000 alphabetically arranged entries. Covers world, but more attention to Europe. Entries range from a few sentences to several pages, and each has a suggested readings section.
Dictionary of Military History and the Art of War, Main, U 24 .D4913 1994. Should one need a dictionary about these subjects.
New Cambridge Medieval History, Main D 117 .N48 1995 v. 1-7. A multi-volume text on the medieval period.
Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe, Main D 102 .O94 1988. Similar to the above, but only one volume and with pictures. Using this or the New Cambridge... or one of the dictionaries or encyclopedias might help you choose a topic or get some ideas of how to narrow a topic to make it doable.
Aries and Duby, eds. History of Private Life, Main, HN 8 .H5713 1987. A text. v. 1 From Pagan Rome to Byzantium. V. 2 Revelations of the Medieval World. For topic ideas, narrowing them down, and reading up. Also available in French.
Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Neo-Latin World Main PA 8015 .B66 2014 v. 1-2 Two volumes, Macropaedia and Micropedia, for longer and shorter articles. Name and geographic place indexes. No subject index. Signed articles, with bibliographies. Neo-Latin is works written in 'new Latin' from the time of Petrarch to the present. Earlier editions of this work covered primarily literature. This edition covers all subjects. Use the table of contents in the volumes to scan to find the articles on topics of interest. Covers all these and more in vol. 1: many topics in language and education, various literary genres, arts, philosophy, sciences, printing, Church, law, history of this field of neo-Latin studies. In v. 2: biographical entries, botany, commentaries on the Bible, educational treatises from Italy, letter collections, letter-writing manuals, neo-Latin literature in many countries in various periods, Neo-Latin online, patronage, printing centers, scribes, sermons, women writers. Much more.
A dictionary on the history of astrology in the western tradition from ancient Mesopotamia to present. Contains an overview of the history, a timeline of the history, a glossary of brief definitions of key terms, and an A-Z dictionary of over a hundred articles on astrology and its history. Signed articles, including ones on individuals. Further reading references. Some b/w illustrations.

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