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This guide lists Web sites, reference tools, primary source collections, and research strategies that will be of use to students in Italian Matters: Italian Manners 211.221. Please contact Sue Waterman with questions or comments about this guide. Students are welcome to schedule an appointment for additional assistance with research for this class or for assistance with any of the resources referenced on this guide.
Find Background Information on Early Modern Italy and Manners
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".
To search for books on Italian manners,use theAlphabetical Searchoption and set the search box toSubjects -- Library of Congress. Try any or all of the following Subject Headings:
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.
You can always ask for help finding a journal article at the Information Desk on M-level.
Selected Research Tools and Web Sites
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.
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.
