MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY

PATHFINDERS - The Middle Ages
Below you will find suggested print resources, web sites and databases to help you in your research on this topic.


Suggested Print Resources:

Look in the card catalog.
Browse books on Middle Ages section 940 - 940.2
Browse books on Western Civilization and World History section 901.9 -909.8

Western Civilization Vol. 1 (REF 909 Wes) Great primary sources
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe (REF 940.1H734o)
A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium (390 v646h)
The Church in the Dark Ages (270.2)
Islam and the Arab World (297)
Cambridge History of France (944 C712c)
The Byzantines (949.5)

Access the Chicago, Indiana, and South Suburban Public Libraries from the MC Library Website. Use their databases and online catalogs.

Suggested Web Sites:

Medieval England
Information, links, and primary sources on Medieval England.

Medieval Sourcebook
Primary sources on different aspects of the Middle Ages – religion, society, economics, politics, philosophy, etc.

Middle English Texts
Texts of Middle English literature accompanied by explanations and background information for each.

NetSerf
Links to internet resources on a wide variety of topics related to the Middle Ages - architecture, Byzantine & French civilizations, etc.

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Suggested Databases:

Encyclopedia Britannica
Unlike Wikipedia this encyclopedia was designed for high school students. Create your own workspace and save the information you need. You can't do that in Wikipedia either. Also access related journal articles, selected web sites and maps.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Full text Electronic Reference Books. Good for information, images, and primary sources. (hint: use quotation marks if not getting results you want.) Books within GVRL include:

Crusades Reference Library
Encyclopedia of European Social History
Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World.
Middle Ages Reference Library
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students.

Suggested Reference Resources:

The Catholic Encyclopedia
Get the Catholic view of events and people in history. This site is definitely worth checking. (also located in GVRL)