The Middle Ages -- Related Resources

Explorethe following Web sites for information about the Middle Ages, including links to primary source material.

Argos: Ancient World Database
http://argos.evansville.edu/
A search engine devoted to sites that focus on information on ancient and medieval history.

Dictionary of Feudal Terms
gopher://wiretap.spies.com/
Don't know the difference between a bailey and a barbican? These and other feudal terms are explained.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures: Medieval Europe Homepage
http://eawc.evansville.edu/m epage.htm
This site covers ancient near eastern history to the middle ages. It includes a thorough chronology of major events of medieval times and allows users to look into what was happening across cultures during various points in history.

Internet Medieval Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/h alsall/sbook.html
The place to go for primary source material related to the middle ages.

The Labyrinth Compendium of Medieval Resources
http://www.georgetown.edu/lab yrinth/
Based at Georgetown University this site provides links to many medieval resources available on the Internet.

The Online Medieval and Classical Literature Library
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMA CL/
This site provides links to texts which are considered major literary works of the middle ages.

ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
http://orb.rhodes.edu/
Articles and links on the Middle Ages.

Visit your local library to find these books on the Middle Ages:

The BayeuxTapestry by Wolfgang Grape. Te Neues Pub Co, 1994.

Cathedral by David MaCaulay. Houghton Mifflin, 1973

Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel by Frances and Joseph Gies. Harperperennial Library, 1995

Civilization of the Middle Ages by Norman Cantor. Harperperennial Library, 1994.

Fast and Feast: Food in Medieval Society by Bridget Ann Henisch. Pennsylvainia State University Press, 1986.

Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery and Ceremony by Madeleine Pelner Cosman. George Brazillier, 1978.

Health, Disease, and Healing in Medieval Culture, Sheila Campbell, Bert Hall, David Klausner, eds. St. Martins, 1991.

Life in a Medieval Village by Frances and Joseph Gies. Harperperennial Library, 1991.

Medieval Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Adolfo Salvatore Cavallo. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993

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