Resources

Bartlett's Quotations...Passages, phrases, and proverbs traced back to their original sources.

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, much of it still under construction; excellent quality; includes texts, images, archival data bases, on-line bibliographies, web guide.

National Endowment for the Humanities...Home page with news and grant information.

New Tools for Teaching: J.J. O'Donnell...Introduction to use of net resources for teaching.

Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies...A rough, yet working version of the Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies (an online, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to research, study, teach, support, and create diverse and dynamic elements of cyberculture.)

Signin to The Times on the Web...Includes the complete NY Times Sunday Book Review, and an archive of more than 50,000 New York Times Book Reviews, searchable by author and title. Subscribers can also read the first chapters from a selection of best sellers and recently reviewed books.

Tech Support Guy...A site for help with Windows.

University of Virginia Library...Access to UVA's library resources.

Welcome to Amazon.com Books! Earth's Biggest Bookstore...Million title catalog of books available for purchase (usually at 10% discount) organized by Author, Title, Subject, or Keyword. There are synopses of many of the books, and books ordered arrive quickly.

De Re Militari...Ancient and Medieval Warfare discussion list.

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.

Roman Calendar...Site under construction shows Roman calendar and tells what happens on each day; also bibliography and archaeological images.

 Medieval Europe 

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.

Labyrinth...Outstanding guide to medieval studies, much of it still under construction; excellent quality; includes texts, images, archival data bases, on-line bibliographies, web guide.

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.

 Renaissance

The Renaissance Society of America...The leading organization in the Americas for the interdisciplinary study of the late medieval, Renaissance and early modern periods.

Renaissance - The Elizabethan World...Links to many Renaissance resources.

Virtual Renaissance...Learn about the Renaissance interactively by exploring a virtual world. There are many links to various resources on the web as well.

 Art History Resources

ARTSERVE
Louvre
National Endowment for the Arts
National Gallery of Art
The Sistine Chapel
Smithsonian Institution
The Vatican Museums
WebMuseum
Witcombe's Art History Resources
World Wide Arts Resources
Yahoo Art Index

For more information about the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Minor, please call Dr. Stump at (434) 544-8391

Email may be sent to Dr. Phillip Stump at: Stump@lynchburg.edu