Medieval Studies Subject Guide

Printed Bibliographic Guides to Primary Sources

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General Guides to Primary Sources

These are guides to sources from a variety of countries and periods.

Repertorium fontium historiae medii aevi: additamenta.

Roma: Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1977- Reference Z 6203 .R451x

Repertorium fontium historiae Medii Aevi.

Romae: apud Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo, 1962- Multi-volume replacement for Potthast, still in progress. Reference Z6203 .R45

Guides to Primary Sources for French Medieval History

Auguste Molinier, Les sources de l'histoire de France des origines aux guerre d'Italie.

6 vols.; New York: B. Franklin, 1964 (First published 1901-1906). A classic still useful for locating early editions of sources. Reference Non-circulating, Z2176 .M6x 1964.

Guides to Primary Sources for German Medieval History

Wilhelm Wattenbach and Robert Holtzmann, Deutschlands Geschichtsquellen im Mittelalter. Deutsche Kaiserzeit.

2nd. ed., Berlin: E. Ebering, 1942- Library has vol. I, pts. 1-4 Main stacks DD86 .W32

J. F. Kenney, The Sources for the Early History of Ireland, Ecclesiastical; an Introduction and Guide.

New York: Octagon Books, 1966. Originally printed in 1929, this reprint has additional bibliography supplied by Ludwig Bieler. In either form this work, while still valuable, now needs to be used with the Lapidge and Sharpe Bibliography of Celtic-Latin Literature. Main stacks, Z2041 .K362

Kathleen Hughes, Early Christian Ireland: Introduction to the Sources

The Sources of history: studies in the uses of historical evidence. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1972. A discussion of the types of written sources for Irish history from 400 to 1100. Main Stacks DA908 .H83 1972

Michael Lapidge and Richard Sharpe, A Bibliography of Celtic-Latin Literature: 400-1200.

Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1985. This work was commissioned as a guide to the Royal Irish Academy's new dictionary of Celtic Latin project and to the series of editions of texts that will accompany it. Main stacks, Z7028.C44 L36 1985

Richard J. Hayes, Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation.

11 v.; Boston: G. K. Hall, 1965. One of the G. K. Hall dictionary catalogs of cards describing materials from different periods of Irish History. Main stacks, Z2041 .H3x

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