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| Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia. General Reference: DG 443 .M43 2004 QUARTO |
Dictionary of the Middle Ages. General Reference: D 114 .D51 1982 QUARTO An essential background resource |
| The Medieval World. General Reference: D 117 .M43 2001. Good sections on things like sexuality, space, urban landscape, death, gender, penance, everyday life, symbolism, crime, hermeticism. |
| On the Medieval Theory of Signs. edited by Umberto Eco and Costantino Marmo. D Level: P 99 .O525 1989 |
| Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. (2 volumes) General Reference: CB 351 .E53 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of Monasticism. (2 volumes) General Reference: BL 631 .J85 2000 |
New Catholic Encyclopedia: a very good source for background information on authors of the Middle Ages
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| JHU Libraries Catalog |
To search for books about Spain, use the Alphabetical Search option and set the search box to Subjects -- Library of Congress. Try any or all of the following Subject Headings Eco, Umberto
Italy--Civilization--478-1268
Eco, Umberto. Nome della rosa
Middle Ages
Middle Ages in literature
Monasticism and religious orders
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- 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.
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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. It's very easy to request anything in WorldCat, directly from the databases, from Interlibrary Services. |
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| Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index |
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Complete listing of relevant databases for Italian literature Complete listing of databases in Medieval and Renaissance Studies |
LIAB: Letteratura italiana, aggiornamento bibliografico.
Covers materials published 1991-present but including all time periods of Italian literature, including books, articles, and reviews. Organized by time period, with several indexes, including Subjects, Authors, Keywords, Periodical titles, Publishers. A necessary complement to the databases.
General Reference: Z 2354 .C8 L474
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BIGLI: Bibliografia generale della lingua e della letteratura italiana.
Annual index to articles and book studies in Italian literature. Fills in the gaps of the MLA, which is heavily slanted toward English-language sources. A bit difficult to use, and always years behind in publication, but an essential tool for Italian literary studies. General Reference: PC 1073 .B53 (1991-2003)
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- Some articles are available in electronic full-text and some are not.
- Use the
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- If you cannot find electronic access, use the JHU Libraries Catalog to determine if the library has a print copy of the journal that you need. Use the Alphabetical Search option to search for the Journal Title.
- You can always ask for help finding a journal article at the Information Desk on M-level.
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| The key to the Name of the Rose Reserves: PG 1865 .C6 N6345 1987 |
| Study pages for The Name of the Rose: an online analysis, chapter by chapter, with explanation sof Biblical allusions, characters, themes, medieval technology, etc. |
| Medieval Studies: a bibliographic guide. Important tool for any area of medieval studies. General Reference: CB 351 .Z9C76 1983 |
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Contains 1498 vernacular texts, the majority of which are dated prior to 1375, the year of Boccaccio's death. The verse and prose works include early masters of Italian literature like Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, as well as lesser-known and obscure texts by poets, merchants, and medieval chroniclers. |
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| Le Roman de la Rose: a project of the M.S. Eisenhower Library that includes digitized versions of many of the extant manuscripts of the French medieval romance. You can compare the same text across the manuscripts, compare the iconographic programs of various manuscripts, and trace variations in the transmission of the text. |
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| Umberto Eco Porta Ludovica |
| Umberto Eco.com |
| Umberto Eco: a page of interesting links |
| The Labyrinth: resources for medieval studies |
| The ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies |
| Internet Medieval Sourcebook |
| Medieval Manuscript Manual: a very valuable, in-depth resource for the study of manuscripts. Includes sections on materials and techniques, patronage, typology of the medieval book, and glossary. |
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