A Quick Bibliographic Introduction to the Middle Ages
INDEX
I. Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Other References [click
here]
II. Bibliograhies and Guides to Sources
A. General Guides [click here]
B. Specialized Bibliographies [click
here]
III. Journals Devoted to Medieval Studies [click
here]
IV. Other Journals [click here]
NOTE: PLEASE CONSULT THE SPECIAL PAGE SET UP BY KATHY CROWE IN THE REFERENCE DEPT OF JACKSON LIBRARY [click here]
I. ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DICTIONARIES AND OTHER REFERENCES:
Dictionary of the Middle Ages, 13 vols., ed. Joseph R. Strayer
et al., (New York: 1982- )
Jackson Library: Reference Room, call number: D114 .D5 1982
Medieval and Renaissance studies, a location guide to selected reference
works and source collections in the libraries of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Prepared by the Reference
Staff of the Humanities Division, University of North Carolina Library,
under the supervision of Louise McG. Hall. (Chapel Hill, University of
North Carolina, 1974).
Jackson Library: Z733.A52 N863
Note: I have not seen this work, and though it may be helpful it may also
be dated.
Medieval England: an encyclopedia, ed. Paul E. Szarmach, M. Teresa
Tavormina, and Joel T. Rosenthal (New York :
Garland Pub., 1998).
Jackson Library: call number: DA129 .M43 1998
Medieval France: an encyclopedia, ed. William W. Kibler et al.
(New York: Garland, 1995)
Jackson Library: call number: DC33.2 .M44 1995
II. BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES TO SOURCES:
Stanford University Medieval Studies Web-Page
Perhaps the most comprehensive on-line guide to the sources and bibliographies
of medieval studies. Truly
indispensable and deeply impressive.
On-Line: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/medieval/medieval.html
International Medieval Bibliography.
Jackson Library holdings: 1970-1990. Call number: D111.I630
Note: an extremely useful way to find articles on a given subject.
Each annual volume is divided into categories
(government, law, literature, social history, etc); the editors have compiled
for each category a list of all the articles
published during that year. Note, too, that each volume has a more
specific index which may help with more
specialized topics.
Bibliography of English translations from Medieval Sources, by
Clarissa P. Farrar and A.P. Evans (New York, Columbia
university press, 1946)
Jackson Library, Call number: Z6517.F3
An extremely useful list of major medieval texts that have been translated
into English. Includes material up to
1943. The only problem may be finding the translations included in
this bibliography.
Bibliography of English translations from medieval sources, 1943-1967,
by Mary Anne Heyward Ferguson. (New York,
Columbia University Press, 1974)
Jackson Library, call number: Z6517.F47
Note: A supplement Farrar and Evans, bringing the guide up to 1967.
Preliminary Bibliography of English Translations from Medieval Sources
(1968-1991), Compiled at Green Library, Stanford
University, 1991-1992.
On-Line: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/medieval/engtrans.html
A very useful update of Farrar and Evans and Heyward. Note that call
numbers refer to the Stanford Library;
Jackson Library may not have these texts.
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, Xe-XIIe siècles.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1958-1998. Call Number: CB3.C3
Note: Since 1970 this journal has published a comprehensive annual bibliography.
Although the articles in the
journal are in French, the bibliography does include materials published
in English (but only for the period
1000-1200)
Guide to the Sources of Medieval History. Ed. Raoul C. Van Caenegem
and François L. Ganshof. Europe in the Middle
Ages, Selected Studies, 12. Amsterdam, 1978.
Jackson Library, call number: D117 .C2213
Note: This is the English version of the editors' Encyclopedie van de geschiedenis
der middeleeuwen (Ghent,
1962). It is a handbook on where to find and how to use the major
collections of primary sources dealing
with Medieval Europe.
Guide to the Study of Medieval History. Ed. Louis Paetow. Rev.
edition, New York, 1931.
Jackson Library has two copies: Z6203 .P19 1931 and the revised edition:
D117 .P2870 1980
Note: A classic bibliographic guide, if a bit dated. See the supplement
by Boyce
Literature of Medieval History, 1930-1975. Ed. G. C. Boyce. 5
vols. Millwood, N.J., 1981.
Jackson Library: Reference Room, D117.P2870 1980 Suppl.
Note: A revision and expansion of Paetow's Guide.
International Guide to Medieval Studies. A Quarterly Index to Periodical
Literature. 12 vols. Darien, CT: 1961-1973.
Jackson Library: D111 .I60
This is an index to articles appearing in periodicals and festschriften.
There is a lag time of two to three years
between publication and appearance in the index. The Guide lists
articles alphabetically by author. It has a subject
index and a cumulative author index at the end of each volume.
B. MORE SPECIALIZED GUIDES (BY COUNTRY OR REGION):
Altschul, Michael. Anglo-Norman England, 1066-1154. Cambridge,
1969.
Jackson Library: Reference Room, DA195.A430 1969
Bibliographie annuelle de l'histoire de France du Ve siècle
à 1939. Paris, C.N.R.S., 1956-.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1964-1978. Call number: DC38 .B530
This is an essential critical and scholarly bibliography for French history.
It replaces Répertoire bibliographique de
l'histoire de France, Ed. P. Caron and H. Stein (Paris, 1923-1938).
A Bibliography of English History to 1485. Ed. Edgar B. Graves.
Oxford, 1975.
Jackson Library: does not have this work
The fundamental bibliography for England, containing auxiliary sciences,
printed sources, commentaries, and critical
notes.
Histoire littéraire de la France médiévale (VIe-XIVe
siècles), by Paul Zumthor (Paris, Presses Universitaires de
France,
1954).
Jackson Library, call number: PQ151 .Z93 1954
Keynes, Simon. Anglo-Saxon History: a Select Bibliography. Cambridge,
1987.
Jackson Library: does not have this source
BUT: consult the following website, which contains an updated version of
Keynes bib.:
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/rawl/keynes1/home.htm
Note: this is the standard bibliography of Anglo-Saxon England.
Molinier, August E.L.M. Les sources de l'histoire de France des origines
aux guerres d'Italie (1494). 6 vols. Paris,
1901-1906.
Jackson Library, call number: Z2176 .S75, 1964
A critical catalog of narrative sources including annals, chronicles, saints'
lives, letters, poems, inscriptions, etc.
Includes works written in other languages that pertain to the history of
France. The six volumes are in chronological
order. This is being updated by Les Sources de l'histoire de France
des origines à la fin du Xve sièce, ed.
Robert Fawtier et al. (Paris, 1971-). Only one volume of the latter
has appeared, however: P.-M. Duval, La
Gaule jusqu'au milieu du Ve siècle, 2 vols. (Paris, 1971).
III. JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS DEVOTED TO MEDIEVAL STUDIES:
Anglo-Norman Studies. 1978-.
Formerly known as Proceedings of the Battle Conference.
Jackson Library: does not have
Anglo-Saxon England. 1972-.
Jackson Library: 1972-present
Call number: DA152.2 .A75
Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, Xe-XIIe siècles.
Poitiers, 1958-.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1958-1998
Call Number: CB3.C3
This journal contains articles, book reviews and short notices, and other
helpful materials for the central Middle
Ages. Annual bibliographies with cross references to other journals
have been published since 1970.
Early Medieval Europe. Cambridge, 1992-.
Jackson Library: does not have
This journal covers the history of Europe, including Britain, from the
4th century to the 11th. The editorial board
prefers articles that are clearly historical in approach. Several
book reviews and/or review articles end each issue.
Haskins Society Journal.
Jackson Library: does not have
Devoted to the history of England and Western France between c.800 and
1200.
Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Durham, NC: 1971-.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1988-present
Call number: CB351.J78
An interdisciplinary journal focusing on art, history, literature, music,
philiosophy and theology of the later Medieval
and Renaissance periods.
Journal of Medieval History. Amsterdam, 1975-.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1975-present
Call number: D111 .J67
Mediaeval Studies. New York and London, 1939-.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1939-present
Call Number: D111 .M44
An interdisciplinary journal, but one primarily dealing with theological
and philosophical questions posed by
medieval texts.
Mediaevalia. Binghamton, NY: 1975-.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1975-present
Call Number: CB351 .M38
An interdisciplinary journal publishing articles on all aspects of the
middle ages, but especially devoted to literature.
Medieval and Renaissance Studies. London, 1943-.
Jackson Library: does not have
Articles cover wide and varied subjects, but the editors seem to favor
the history and criticism of texts, and
philosophy.
Medieval Archaeology. London, 1957-.
Jackson Library: 1957-1991
Call number: D111 .M46
Medievalia et humanistica: an American Journal for the Middle Ages and
Renaissance. Boulder, CO: 1943-. New series
entitled, Medievalia et Humanistica: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance
Culture. Cleveland, OH: 1970-.
Jackson Library: 1970-present, with a few gaps
Call number: D111 .M5
Although this journal publishes articles on all aspects of the Middle Ages,
its emphasis is primarily literary criticism
and commentary. The volumes of the Old Series contain only articles,
but the New Series has added review articles
and book reviews.
Le Moyen Age: Revue d'histoire et de philologie. Paris and Brussels,
1888-. Quarterly.
Jackson Library: 1955-present
Call number: D111.M9
A wide range of medieval disciplines are represented here. Articles
are in French.
Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. Cambridge, MA: 1926-.
Jackson Library: 1926-present
Call number: PN661 .S6
May also be utilized on line, through j-stor: http://www.jstor.org/journals/00387134.html
Contains articles on all aspects of the middle ages as well as substantial
reviews.
Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History. 1964-.
Jackson Library: 1964-present
Call number: D119 .S8
Published annually, each number contains two to four short monographs.
It accepts any and all research in the
medieval field, but shows a predilection for textual studies and political
history.
Traditio: Studies in Ancient and Medieval History, Thought and Religion.
New York, 1943-.
Jackson Library: 1943-present
Call number: D111.T7
Publishes articles which, due to the technical complexity of either subject
or research, are considerably longer than
the usual scholarly essay.
Viator. Berkeley, 1970-.
Jackson Library: 1970-present
Call number: CB3 .V53
An annual journal with articles on a wide range of medieval disciplines.
IV. OTHER USEFUL JOURNALS
Note: starred journals (*) are especially useful for medieval studies
Albion. 1969-.
Jackson Library: 1976-present
Call number: DA20 .A42
This journal devoted to the history of England has frequent medieval contributions.
*American Historical Review.
Jackson Library: E171.A57
Virtual Reference Desk, J-Stor: http://www.jstor.org/journals/00028762.html
American Journal of Legal History.
Jackson Library: 1971-present
Call number: K1 .M48
*Annales: Histoire, Sciences Sociales. Paris: 1994-.
Formerly: (1) Annales d'histoire économique et sociale (1929-1939);
(2) Annales d'histoire sociale (1939-1941);
(3) Mélanges d'histoire sociale (1942-1945); (4) Annales: Économies,
sociétés, civilisations (1946-1993).
Jackson Library: 1946-present
Call number: AP20 .A58
One of the most influential journals of the past fifty years. Articles
are in French. Medieval articles are quite
frequent.
*The English Historical Review. London, 1886-. Published
quarterly.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1886-present
Call number: DA20 .E58
The premier English historical journal; covers all aspects of English history,
with frequent articles on medieval
subjects.
Historical Reflections/Réflexions historiques. 1973-
Jackson Library Holdings: 1981-present
Call number: D1.H37
Historical Research. London, 1923-.
Formerly: Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research.
Jackson Library: 1923-present
Call number: D1 .L65
*History. London, 1912-. Quarterly.
Jackson Library Holdings: 1965-present
call number: D1.H815
Frequently contains articles on medieval topics, particularly those relating
to England. The review section is
extensive.
Journal of British Studies. 1961-.
Jackson Library: 1968-present
Call number: DA20 .J6
Journal of Family History. Cambridge, MA: 1976-.
Jackson Library: 1976-present
Call number: HQ503 .J67
Journal of Interdisciplinary History. Cambridge, 1970-.
Jackson Library: 1970-present
Call number: D1 .J59
Journal of Social History. Pittsburg, 1967-.
Jackson Library: 1967-present
Call number: HN1 .J6
*Past and Present: a Journal of Historical Studies. Oxford, 1946-.
Jackson Library: 1952-present
Call number: D1.P37
A very influential journal, with frequent medieval articles.
Signs. Chicago, 1975.
Jackson Library: 1975-present
Call number: HQ1101 .S5
This influential journal is devoted to the history of women (of all periods),
sexuality, and gender.
Social History. Hull, 1976-.
Jackson Library: 1976-present
Call number: HN1 .S56
*Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. London, 1870-.
Jackson Library: 1869-present
Call Number: DA20 R9