History Thesis Fair in 3rd week

Thesis Fair: Thursday 3rd Week in Trinity Term – 10 May 2012, 2-4pm, Exam Schools All 2nd year history undergraduates are encouraged to drop in on the Thesis Fair which will give you the opportunity to discover the University’s vast information resources including library, archive and electronic materials. Library experts and academic historians will be [...]

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Mapping Gothic France

Vassar’s Andrew Tallon and Columbia’s Stephen Murray have recently unveiled their digital project to document the architectural monuments of 12-13-century France, entitled “Mapping Gothic France”.  This is an open-source, open access project available on the web at: www.mappinggothicfrance.org The site consists of hundreds of dynamic, panoramic images, mapped to each monument, and accompanied by contextual [...]

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New in ARTstor: images of medieval churches

ARTstor has added a new image collection which might be of interest to medievalists historians: Via Lucis  Collection: “ARTstor and Via Lucis have released more than 1,300 high-resolution images of medieval Christian churches in France and Spain by photographers Dennis Aubrey and PJ McKey in the Digital Library. The collection primarily features interior architecture, especially [...]

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New: Translated Texts for Historians E-Library

We are pleased to announce that Oxford users now have access to Translated Texts for eHistorians. TTeH makes available sources translated from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Georgian and Armenian, published between 300 and 800 AD. This period, from late antiquity to the early middle ages saw the transformation of the classical world, the beginnings [...]

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New: Oxford Bibliographies Online: medieval studies, Reformation & Renaissance, Atlantic History

Looking for which primary and secondary sources?  Oxford users may now find help in Oxford Bibliographies Online which Bodleian Libraries has newly subscribed to: “OBO is a library of disciplined-based subject modules. In each subject module, leading scholars have produced a literary guide to the most important and significant sources in an area of study [...]

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Trial until 12 October: Translated Texts for Historians E-Library (late antiquity – early medieval periods)

Translated Texts for Historians makes available sources translated from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Georgian and Armenian, published between 300 and 800 AD. This period, from late antiquity to the early middle ages saw the transformation of the classical world, the beginnings of Europe and of Islam, and the evolution of Byzantium. Each volume provides [...]

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WISER: Sources for Medievalists – 15 June, 13:45

WISER: Sources for Medievalists Wednesday 15 June, 13:45-15:15  General overview to a range of e-resources relevant for British & Western European medieval studies: bibliographical databases, biographical/reference tools, web portals & collections of online primary source materials of Anglo-Saxon sources, Greek/Latin texts, chronicles, charters & literary works.  Presenters: Charlotte Goodall, Isabel Holowaty, Susan Usher, Hilla Wait [...]

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ARTstor news: Additional images of European architecture and sculpture images by Sarah N. James

These ARTstor additions should be of interest to historians of medieval and early modern English and European history: “ARTstor is collaborating with Sarah N. James to add more than 450 images of Italian architecture and painting and more than 400 images of English art and architecture to the Digital Library. The new images will join [...]

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WISER: Sources for Medievalists

This session gives a general overview to a range of electronic resources relevant for British and Western European medieval studies: bibliographical databases, biographical or reference tools, web portals, and collections of online primary source materials of Anglo-Saxon sources, Greek & Latin texts, chronicles, charters, and literary works. Presenters: Charlotte Goodall, Isabel Holowaty, Susan Usher, Hilla [...]

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Trial: Medieval Family Life (until 23 June)

The HFL has set up a trial for Medieval Family Life (Adam Matthew Digital). It is a resource which gives access to collections of family papers from late medieval England. The Paston, Celys, Stonor, Plumpton and Armburgh Papers are Britain’s first surviving records of private correspondence, describing everyday life in East Anglia during the Wars [...]

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