Research Resources

General Web Resources

• Byzantine and Medieval Web Links - One of the most complete collections of medieval and Byzantine links (also ancient).
• Centre for Research in Early English Drama, Records of Early English Drama, University of Toronto - REED is an international scholarly project that is establishing for the first time the broad context from which the great drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries grew.
• Collectors' Post - Provides links to medieval English drama sites.
• The International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University - The site of The International Congress on Medieval Studies, the largest professional meeting of its kind in the world.
• Latin Manuscript Abbreviations - The first electronic dictionary of medieval Latin abbreviations, with more than 40,000 entries.
• Medieval Sourcebook - A very complete collection of medieval texts in the public domain - very useful for class assignment.
• Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies (ORB) - "ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students."
• Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College, University of Toronto - REED is an international scholarly project that is establishing for the first time the broad context from which the great drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries grew.
• REED-L - REED-L provides a forum for discussion and interchange of information relating to drama, music, and ceremony in the British Isles before 1642.
• REED's theatre resource page - "All the World's a Stage": WWW Links for Theatre History and Early Music.
• Bodleian Library, Oxford University - The Bodleian is the largest of the libraries operated by Oxford University.
• The British Library - The British Library's Online Information Server.
• Cambridge University Library - Their Department of Manuscripts and University Archives.
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Index of WWW Sites - Includes Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Islam, Medieval Europe.
• Folger Shakespeare Library - The website of this Washington D.C. library.
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Search engine; includes access to collection of philosophical texts.
• Labyrinth - Outstanding guide to medieval studies; excellent quality; includes texts, images, archival data bases, online bibliographies, web guide.
• National Endowment for the Humanities - Home page with news and grant information.
• University of Virginia Library - Access to UVA's library resources.

Art History

For more information about the Medieval and Renaissance Studies minor, please contact Dr. Stump at 434.544.8391 or stump@lynchburg.edu.

• Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World - Includes web links, bibliographies, images, and course materials.
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures - See General Web Resource above.
• Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts Web - The main focus of the web is on the process used to study the ancient manuscripts upon which the New Testament is based. Perseus Project Homepage - One of the most complete resources on classical antiquity.
• Bartlett's Quotations - Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced back to their original sources.
• Louvre
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Gallery of Art
• The Sistine Chapel
• Smithsonian Institution
• The Vatican Museums
• WebMuseum
• Witcombe's Art History Resources
• Yahoo Art Index
• The Renaissance Society of America - The leading organization in the Americas for the interdisciplinary study of the late medieval, Renaissance and early modern periods.