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| Dictionary of the Middle Ages. General Reference D 114 .D51 Good articles on "Courtesy books" and "Chivalry". |
| Medieval Italy : an encyclopedia. General Reference DG 443 .M43 2004 Quarto |
| Encyclopedia of European Social History, from 1350 to 2000. General Reference HN 373 .E63 2000. Sections on "Social structure", "Italy", "The Medieval Heritage", "The Renaissance", "The Early Modern Period", "Manners", "Patriarchy", "Women and Feminity". |
| Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. General Reference DG 450 .E53 2000 |
| Italian cultural studies : an introduction. B Level: DG 450 .I795 1996 |
| The New Century Italian Renaissance Encyclopedia. General Reference DG 537.8 .A1N48 |
| Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. General Reference D 209 .E97 2004. articles on "Italy", "Advice and etiquette books", "Class, status, and order", "Court and courtiers", "Virtue". |
| Advice and Etiquette Books in the Renaissance |
| Italian Renaissance |
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| JHU Libraries Catalog |
To search for books on Italian manners, use the Alphabetical Search option and set the search box to Subjects -- Library of Congress. Try any or all of the following Subject Headings:
Manners and customs
Etiquette
Etiquette, Medieval (to 1600)
Conduct of life
Virtue
Italy--History (Hint: scan the headings for specific time periods)
Italy--Social life and customs
Castiglione, Baldassarre
Della Casa, Giovanni
Courtesy
Ethics
Social classes--Italy
Italy--Social conditions
Social norms
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Be sure to explore the other Subject Headings that show up on the screen around these searches.
You can use any of the above words, and any other words or names that describe your project, in a Keyword Search as well. For best results, do a Subject Keyword search, or a Title Keyword search. You can add Italy or Italian to your keywords.
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Expand your search beyond JHU and search the database of WorldCat. Includes books and other materials in all US research libraries. |
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- Some articles are available online in full-text and some are not.
- Most databases have a link to our resources. Look for this icon
 - This will link to the full-text if it's available, or the libraries' catalog to search for the hard copy.
- Interlibrary Services can obtain articles from journals JHU does not have.
- You can always ask for help finding a journal article at the Information Desk on M-level.
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| There are some interesting books and manuscripts on manners in Special Collections. See the Librarian for Italian or the Rare Books Curator to find and use them. For example: 16th century editions of Il libro del cortegiano, and a 15th century Italian manuscript on marriage and family life. |
| The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy. Jacob Burckhardt's book online. Chapters on Social Etiquette, Morality, Equality of Classes, etc. |
| Dr. Forni's Civility Web Site |
| Italian Manners and Culture |
| Research Guide: Italian Literature |
| Research Guide: History |
| Research Guide : Primary Sources. Learn how to work with primary sources, and how to find them. |
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- As you go about the research process, use the bibliographic management tool RefWorks. It helps you organize your research, create a bibliography, and insert footnotes as you write. You can download records directly from the libraries' catalog and from article databases.
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- There is help on campus for writing a paper. Contact the Writing Center.
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