Books
Introduction to Manuscript Studies by ISBN: 9780801438639Publication Date: 2007Providing a comprehensive and accessible orientation to the field of medieval manuscript studies, this lavishly illustrated book by Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham is unique among handbooks on paleography, codicology, and manuscript illumination in its scope and level of detail.
Books Before Print by Call Number: online resource (ebook)ISBN: 9781942401636Publication Date: 2018This illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to the medieval manuscript and what it can tell us about the world in which it was made and used.
Toward a Global Middle Ages: Encountering the World Through Illuminated Manuscripts by ISBN: 9781606065983Publication Date: 2019This scholarly, edited volume addresses decorated books from around the world produced during the period of 500 to 1500.
Databases
These databases span multiple disciplines and formats, with resources relevant to medieval and renaissance scholarship broadly.
- Acta Sanctorum This link opens in a new window
This collection contains the comprehensive hagiographical records of saints, featuring biographies, historical texts, and religious significance from the early church to modern times.
- Iter Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Access scholarly resources, including articles, books, and primary sources, focused on the Middle Ages and Renaissance, supporting interdisciplinary research. Effective May 13, EBSCO databases will debut new features and an updated design. Learn more.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A digital library with over 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in diverse fields, ideal for research and scholarly exploration.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new window
An online platform providing access to scholarly journals and books in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, supporting research and academic scholarship with full-text content.
Online tutorials
- Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) SchoolHMML School teaches about scripts and manuscripts, introducing learners to the sciences of paleography and codicology. Choose a manuscript culture and follow the development of scripts through the centuries!
You can also learn how to transcribe manuscripts, representing the handwritten text in a form that can be used for further study and comparison with other copies of the text. - Introduction to Medieval Books (University of Nottingham)A book (sometimes called a codex) is a collection of sheets bound at one side. It has been remarkably long-lived as a piece of technology. This unit explores how medieval books were designed, laid out, decorated and bound.
- Types of Scripts (Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer Website)Medieval scribes learned different types of handwriting, or scripts, for different kinds of documents. Some scripts are suited towards formal, aesthetically appealing productions like a presentation bible, and others are designed for documents that need to be quickly and cheaply produced, like legal charters. This page offers the briefest of introductions to the scripts relevant to students of Middle English texts.
