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Medieval Studies: Guides

Guide to the sources of medieval history by R. C. van Caenegem.

Amsterdam : North-Holland Pub. Co., 1978.
A standard work, translated and updated from earlier editions in German and Dutch (and updated in turn by the 1997 French edition - see below). Organized into five main sections: (1) "Typology of the sources of medieval history" (2) Libraries and archives (i.e., repositories of medieval manuscripts) (3) "Great collections and repertories of sources" (4) "Reference works for the study of medieval texts" (5) "Bibliographical introduction to the auxiliary sciences of history" (diplomatic palaeography, epigraphy, numismatics, sigillography, genealogy and heraldry and historical metrology).
Van Pelt Reference: D117 .C2213

Introduction aux sources de l'histoire medievale by R.C. van Caenegem.

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 1997.
Translation and revision of Guide to the Sources of Medieval History (1978) - see above.
Van Pelt Library Medieval Studies (Rm 405, non-circulating): D117 .C23 1997

Typologie des sources du Moyen Age occidental.

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 1997.
80+ volume series of works that provide introductions and bibliographies to particular genres or methodologies of relevance to medieval studies.
Do a title search in Franklin for Typologie des sources du Moyen Age occidental to see a complete list of works in this series held at Penn.

L'Atelier du medieviste.

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, 1994.
This series of guides includes volumes on epigraphy, diplomatics, languages, numismatics and other subjects. There is some overlap between this series and Typologies des Sources du Moyen Age Occidental.
Do a title search in Franklin for Atelier du Medieviste to see a complete list of works in this series held at Penn.

Medieval Latin : an introduction and bibliographical guide by F.A.C. Mantello and A.G. Rigg, eds.

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, 1996.
"Part One consists of an introduction and sizable listing of general print and electronic reference and research tools. Part Two focuses on issues of language, with introductions to such topics as Biblical and Christian Latin, and Medieval Latin pronunciation, orthography, morphology and syntax, word formation and lexicography, metrics, prose styles, and so on. There are chapters on the Latin used in administration, law, music, commerce, the liturgy, theology and philosophy, science and technology, and daily life. Part Three offers a systematic overview of Medieval Latin literature, with introductions to a wide range of genres and to translations from and into Latin. Each chapter concludes with a bibliography of fundamental works--texts, lexica, studies, and research aids." --The Publisher
Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: PA2802 .M435 1996

Medieval studies : an introduction by James M. Powell, ed.

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1992.
A guide to methodologies and approaches in Medieval Studies. Includes chapters on paleography, diplomatics, numismatics, archaeology, prosopography, chronology, law, music, art, etc.
Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks: D116 .M4 1992

Medieval women and the sources of medieval history by Joel T. Rosenthal, ed.

Athens : University of Georgia Press, c1990.
"Studies of how medieval sources, familiar and not, can be read for women's history; includes seals, preachers' exempla, canon law, charters, sagas, medical literature, saints' lives, coins, and legal texts. Substantial bibliography. Fundamental work." (AHA Guide 20.12).
Van Pelt Library: HQ1143 .M44 1990