Online Databases
to be accessed from the Founder's Memorial Library or off campus with a student ID
Bibliography of the History of Art - Run by the Getty Research Institute, the Bibliography of the History of Art covers material published
between 1975 and 2007. The database can be searched, by subject, artist, author, article or journal title, as well as other elements, such as period, in this case, Medieval art. |
International Bibliography of Art (IBA) - Powered by Proquest, a respected database provider, the IBA is the definitive resource for scholarly literature on Western art, including that of the Middle Ages, IBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and retains the editorial policies which made BHA one of the most trusted and frequently consulted sources in the field.
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Oxford Bibliographies Online: Medieval Studies - A multidiscilpinary approach to the Middle Ages, covering subjects ranging from history to literature, from art to archaeology, and from religion to gender studies. As such, it is constantly responding to the emergence of new interpretations and ideas for scholars to consider. In addition to the extensive scholarship which already exists, much of the most recent work has moved online so that todays students and researchers have ready access to primary source texts and a range of other electronic resources. Oxford Bibliographies in Medieval Studies provides students and scholars with reliable and authoritative access to various sources on the Middle Ages, all collated in one database. |
ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance- Iter, meaning 'a journey' or 'a path' in Latin, is a non-profit research project with partners in Toronto, Canada (the headquarters), New York City, and Tempe, Arizona. The goal of Iter is to increase access to all published materials pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700), including the artof the period, through the creation of online bibliographic databases. Full Text. |
International Medieval Bibliography (IMB Online) - The International Medieval Bibliography was founded in 1967 with the support of the Medieval Academy of America, with the aim of providing a comprehensive, current bibliography of articles in journals and miscellany volumes (conference proceedings, essay collections or Festschriften [ a collection of essays gathered for the specific purpose of paying tribute to one person, popular at the height of Medievalism]) worldwide. Its editorial staff is based at Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, and the project is supported by over 50 teams of contributors in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. |
Oxford Art Online - The Grove Dictionary of Art contains 45,000
articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day, including the Middle Ages. There are in addition some 124,000 images. Compiled over a period of 15 years, it represents the work of more than 6,800 scholars from around the world, each writing in his or her own specialized field of study. Full Text. |
*Annotations paraphrased from each database, with magnification on specific scope added.