medieval
| # |
name |
city | country | description | region | period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Access to Archives | United Kingdom |
A database of archive record holdings |
British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 2 | Archives Nationales (English introduction) | France |
An English introduction to the French National Archives |
General Europe, France | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 3 | Archivo General de las Indias | Spain |
The Archivo General de las Indias (General Archive of the Indies) is an outstanding collection of manuscripts related to Spain's overseas expansion. |
Iberian Peninsula | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 4 | ARTFL-FRANTEXT Database |
A database of "over 3500 texts ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing from the 12th to the 20th century." Subscription required. |
France | modern, early modern, medieval | ||
| 5 | Austrian National Library | Austria |
The Austrian National Library. |
Central Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 6 | Austrian State Archive (Österreiches Staatsarchiv) | Austria |
The Austrian State Archive (Österreiches Staatsarchiv). |
Central Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 7 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | New Haven | United States |
The Beinecke, Yale University's rare book and manuscript library, holds excellent collections of early modern and modern European manuscripts. |
General Europe, British Isles, France, Italy | modern, early modern, medieval |
| 8 | Beowulf manuscript | British Isles, Scandinavia | medieval | |||
| 9 | Bibliographic Information Base in Patristics |
An extensive bibliographic database of articles related to patristics and early Christianity. French language search engine, covering 825 journals in a dozen major European languages. |
General Europe | medieval, ancient | ||
| 10 | Bodleian Library, Oxford University | Oxford | United Kingdom |
The Bodleian Library at Oxford University. A major research library with a world-class collection of manuscripts. |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient, prehistorical |
| 11 | British Library | London | United Kingdom |
The British Library, one of the world's leading research libraries |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient, prehistorical |
| 12 | British Library, Manuscripts Division catalog | London | United Kingdom |
The Manuscripts Division catalog for the British Library. Manuscripts include virtually all areas of research. |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient, prehistorical |
| 13 | Cambridge University Library | Cambridge | United Kingdom |
Cambridge University's library system |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient, prehistorical |
| 14 | Centre for Kentish Studies | Maidstone | United Kingdom |
The Centre for Kentish Studies. Manuscripts from local and personal collections relevant to the history of the county of Kent in southeastern England. |
British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval |
| 15 | Danish Royal Library | Denmark | Scandinavia | modern, early modern, medieval | ||
| 16 | Digital Scriptorium |
An online collection of medieval and renaissance manuscripts drawn from over forty major American collections. As of September 2012, contains catalog records and high-quality photographs for over 5,000 manuscripts and 24,000 images. |
General Europe, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy | early modern, medieval | ||
| 17 | Eurodocs |
A large collection of primary sources, transcribed and translated. |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient | ||
| 18 | Europe 1450-1650 |
a syllabus covering Europe from 1450-1650 |
General Europe, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy | early modern, medieval | ||
| 19 | European Library | The Hague | Netherlands |
The European Library is a consortium of the national libraries of Europe with an excellent collection of electronic catalogs and links to digital collections. |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient, prehistorical |
| 20 | European Social and Political Thought from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment |
a syllabus for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students on the history of European social and political thought |
General Europe, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy | early modern, medieval | ||
| 21 | Europeana |
A site run by the Royal Library of the Netherlands, with EU Commission funds, with links to 4.6 million digitized items from national libraries and museums throughout Europe. |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient, prehistorical | ||
| 22 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Washington, DC | United States |
The Folger Shakespeare Library has strong collections in the Renaissance, and especially in early modern Britain. |
General Europe, British Isles, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy | modern, early modern, medieval |
| 23 | French National Archives | France |
The French National Archives |
General Europe, France | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 24 | Göttingen Gutenberg Bible, Model Book and Helmasperger's Notarial Instrument |
Digitized images of the Göttingen Gutenberg Bible (ca. 1454), the Göttingen Model Book (ca. 1450), and Helmasperger's Notarial Instrument (1455). |
Central Europe | early modern, medieval | ||
| 25 | Helvetic Archives | Switzerland |
Archives relevant to Swiss history |
Central Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 26 | Hill Museum & Manuscript Library | Collegeville, Minnesota | United States |
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library is home to "the world's largest collection of images of manuscripts from Europe, Ethiopia, the Middle East, and India." Images are variously available on microfilm and in digital form. HMML is also home to a number of medieval manuscripts from Europe and beyond. |
General Europe, British Isles, Central Europe, Italy, Southeastern Europe | early modern, medieval, ancient |
| 27 | Historical Research in Europe |
An extensive collection of archive websites, searchable by country and keyword |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient | ||
| 28 | History of Early Modern European Legal and Political Thought |
a graduate syllabus covering the history of early modern European legal and political thought |
General Europe, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy | early modern, medieval | ||
| 29 | History of European Civilization |
an undergraduate syllabus covering the history of Europe from the Middle Ages to the early modern period, with some reference to ancient Greece and Rome |
General Europe, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy | early modern, medieval, ancient | ||
| 30 | History of Russia, Primary Documents |
Roughly 50 links to digitized primary documents. Collection is heavy on the modern era, with only a few links to pre-Revolution sources. |
Russia & Eastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | ||
| 31 | History Reading Lists |
A collection of orals reading lists, with extensive coverage of Europe. |
General Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | ||
| 32 | Huntington Library | San Marino | United States |
The Huntington Library contains excellent collections of European manuscripts, with particular emphasis on the British Isles, the Renaissance, and France. |
General Europe, British Isles, France, Italy | modern, early modern, medieval |
| 33 | Instituto Storico Italiano per il Medioevo | Rome | Italy |
Contains a research library and reading room. |
General Europe, Italy | medieval |
| 34 | Internet Medieval Sourcebook |
An impressive collection of primary sources covering all aspects of the medieval world. Focus is on Europe, with considerable coverage of Byzantium and Islam. One of the standard online sources for reliable primary material. |
General Europe, Baltic States, Benelux, British Isles, Central Europe, France, Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Russia & Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Southeastern Europe | medieval | ||
| 35 | Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages |
The Italian Historical Institute for the Middle Ages devotes its resources to the study of the medieval period. |
Italy | medieval | ||
| 36 | Jersey Library | United Kingdom |
The library of the Isle of Jersey |
British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 37 | Lichtenstein State Library | Liechtenstein |
The Lichtenstein State Library |
Central Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 38 | Manuscripts and Special Collections | Germany |
Manuscripts and Special Collections, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |
Central Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 39 | Manx National Library | United Kingdom |
The National Library of the Isle of Man |
British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 40 | Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania | Lithuania |
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania |
Baltic States | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient | |
| 41 | Medieval Manuscript Manual |
A beginner's guide to the materials and methods used to produce medieval manuscripts. Suitable for college students, graduate students, and laypersons alike. |
General Europe | medieval | ||
| 42 | National and University Library St. Kliment Ohridski | Skopje | Macedonia |
The National and University Library St. Kliment Ohridski is the National Library of Macedonia. |
Southeastern Europe | modern, early modern, medieval |
| 43 | National Archives of Estonia | Estonia |
National Archives of Estonia |
Baltic States | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient | |
| 44 | National Archives of Finland | Finland | Scandinavia | modern, early modern, medieval | ||
| 45 | National Archives of Iceland | Reykjavik | Iceland | Scandinavia | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 46 | National Archives of Ireland | United Kingdom |
The National Archives of Ireland |
British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 47 | National Archives of Leichtenstein | Liechtenstein |
National Archives of Leichtenstein |
Central Europe | modern, early modern, medieval | |
| 48 | National Archives of Scotland | Edinburgh | United Kingdom |
The National Archives of Scotland |
British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient |
| 49 | National Archives of the Netherlands | Netherlands |
National Archives of the Netherlands |
Benelux | modern, early modern, medieval, ancient | |
| 50 | National Archives of the United Kingdom | Kew | United Kingdom |
The National Archives of the United Kingdom. Excellent collection of manuscripts relevant to European History, with generous hours and copying privileges. |
General Europe, British Isles | modern, early modern, medieval |
