A2A: Access to Archives[Full Record] Database of archival information from over 300 respositories
in England, including local record offices,
libraries, universities, museums and national and specialist
institutions across England, dating from the
900s to the present.
British Book Trade Index[Full Record] Database of brief biographical and trade
details of all those who worked in the English and Welsh
book trades before 1852. Includes not only printers,
publishers and booksellers but also other related trades,
such as stationers, papermakers, engravers, auctioneers,
ink-makers and sellers of medicines.
British Fiction 1800-1829 : A Database of Production, Circulation, & Reception.[Full Record] A bibliographic database of works of fiction published in
the British Isles between 1800 and 1829. Includes some
contemporary material about the publications such as
subscription lists, reviews, newspaper announcements and
advertisements, and entries in circulating library
catalogues.
British Library[Full Record] The British Library Public Catalogue (BLPC) provides access to the main British Library catalogues, describing over ten million items available either onsite in the British Library's Reading Rooms or for remote supply as photocopies or loans.
British Library Manuscripts Catalogue[Full Record] A single portal for access to the mainstream catalogues of
the British Library Department of Manuscripts, covering
materials acquired from 1753 to the present day.
British Library Newspaper Library[Full Record] The Newspaper Library web catalogue includes entries for over 52,000 newspaper and periodical titles from all over the world, dating from the 17th to the 21st century.
CENETON: Census Nederlands Toneel[Full Record] This catalog describes all manuscripts and editions of Dutch
drama (all texts written for production) until 1803. The full text of
someplays are included. Introductory page available in English.
Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People[Full Record] Home-page of the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People which containing the archival remnants of hundreds of Jewish communities, organizations and public figures from all over the world.
COPAC[Full Record] COPAC is a union catalogue that provides free access to the merged online catalogues of many of the largest university research libraries in the United Kindgom and Ireland and to the British Library.
Corvey Women Writers on the Web: an Electronic Guide to Literature, 1796-1834[Full Record] Database containing material by and about women literary
writers of the 18th and 19th centuries, based on the
holdings of the Corvey Library. Includes works of fiction,
biographies, memoirs, bibliographies, contemporary reviews,
images, synopses, as well as criticism and contextual material.
CRL Catalog[Full Record] Catalog of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), an
international not-for-profit consortium of colleges,
universities, and libraries. Collection includes
monographs, (international) dissertations, serials,
archival material in microform, (international) newspapers
and more.
Digital Dissertations[Full Record] Includes citations and abstracts (from 1980 - present) and
full text (UM dissertations from 1997 - present) for U.S.
and international masters theses and doctoral dissertations. Subscription only - contact your library.
Digital scriptorium[Full Record] An image database of datable medieval and renaissance
manuscripts, intended to unite scattered resources into an
international tool for teaching and scholarly research. It
serves as into a general union catalog designed for the use
of paleographers, codicologists, art historians, textual
scholars and other researchers. It allows scholars to verify
with their own eyes cataloguing information about places and
dates of origin, scripts, artistic styles, and quality.
Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology Online[Full Record] Includes citations for completed dissertations and new
dissertation topics in the fields of musicology, music
theory, and ethnomusicology, as well as in related musical,
scientific, and humanistic disciplines.
EDIT 16: Censimento delle edizioni italiane del XVI secolo[Full Record] Census of Italian books printed between 1501 and 1600;
books printed in any language in Italy; books printed
abroad in Italian, based on the holdings of some 1200
Italian libraries; includes information about authors,
publishers, and printers.
English Short Title Catalog[Full Record] Catalog of most imprints (books, pamphlets, and broadsides)
published from 1473 to 1800 in English or published in any
language in English-speaking countries. Many titles are
available on microform.
Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe[Full Record] Electronic catalogue of over 520 entries for
medieval and renaissance scientific instruments from four
European museums that house the finest collections of early
scientific instruments in the world. Catalogue entries
include instruments made by those who worked before 1600.
Folger Shakespeare Library[Full Record] Web site for the independent research library, home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed
works, as well as other rare Renaissance books and manuscripts on all disciplines, playbills, artwork, musical
instruments, costumes, and films. Provides access to the Folger's catalog.
Gallica[Full Record] La Bibliothèque Numérique -- Images et textes du XIXe
Siècle Francophone.
Hockliffe Project[Full Record] When complete, this project will include digitized images
of the entire Hockliffe Collection of children's books
owned by the De Montfort University. The books in the
collection, which number over 1,000, range in date from
1685 to the mid-twentieth century, with the majority
printed between 1760 and 1840.
Huntington Library Catalogue[Full Record] The Huntington Library is one of the largest and most complete research library collections of rare books and manuscripts in the areas of British and American history and literature, 15th century European books, history of science, maritime history, and Renaissance exploration and cartography. Altogether there are about five million items available for research.
Institut für Frauen und Geschlechterforschung[Full Record] Womens Studies and Research in Linz, Austria and Germany.
The opening page provides links to information on women in
Austria and Germany, worldwide information on women,
lectures, WWW links, and current issues.
Leeds Verse Database (BCMSV)[Full Record] Information about individual items of English poetry
contained in the 17th and 18th-century manuscripts from the
Brotherton Collection at the Leeds University Library. The
searchable database indexes over 6600 poems from more than
160 manuscripts.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections[Full Record] A free cooperative cataloging program operated by the
Library of Congress for manuscript collections. Allows users
to search both the RLG Union Catalog and the OCLC Catalog
for manuscript materials.
netLibrary[Full Record] Complete electronic texts of scholarly monographs and
editions, as well as reference works, literature and
fiction. Also includes a number of publicly accessible
electronic texts (no subscription required). Subscription only - contact your library.
New York Public Library Dance Collection Catalog[Full Record] Lists the holdings of the New York Public Library Dance
Collection. The collection consists of books, periodical
articles, video recordings, and other media. All forms of
dance, from all cultures, in many languages are included.
Perdita: Early Modern Women's Manuscript Compilations[Full Record] The project has purchased a microfilm collection of about
400 manuscripts compiled by women in the British Isles
during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Subjects
include poetry, religious writing, autobiographical
material, cookery and medical recipes, and accounts. An
online catalog is available (a password is required) which
offers bibliographical information and detailed descriptions
of contents for the information of historians and literary
scholars. The catalogue also includes the team's research on
the manuscripts and their compilers. Subscription only - contact your library.
PhiloBiblon[Full Record] A union catalogue of the primary sources of texts written in, or translated into, the Romance vernacular languages of the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages.
Renaissance Liturgical Imprints: A Census (RELICS)[Full Record] A database of information about worship books printed before 1601. These European books include rituals for the several Catholic churches and also books for Protestant and Jewish faiths during the tumultuous generations of the 16th century.
Repositories of Primary Sources[Full Record] A listing of over 5,000 websites describing holdings of
manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs,
and other primary sources for the research scholar.
Restoration Comedy Project[Full Record] Database of comedies, farces, burlesques and drolls, as well
as some tragicomedies in which comedy has a significant part,
written in the Restoration period. Included also will be
plot summaries and other key information about the plays
such as author, title, date of performance, cast, and
more.
Scottish Book Trade Index[Full Record] An index of printers, publishers, booksellers, bookbinders,
printmakers, stationers and papermakers based in Scotland,
from the beginnings of Scottish printing to ca. 1850.
Sheffield Hallam Corvey: Home Page[Full Record] Catalog of the Corvey library of Sheffield Hallam
University. Houses one of the largest collections of
Romantic-era literature in the world and "the best
collection of popular fiction in English between 1798 and
1834 to be found anywhere." Includes a comprehensive catalog
and smaller catalogs for women writers and travel writing.
UK National Register of Archives[Full Record] The indexes of the NRA offer a means of searching the
catalogues and lists held within the NRA. This material
provides information on the nature and location of
manuscripts and historical records relating to British
history. Search by corporate name, personal name, family
name, or place name.
Women's Library[Full Record] Provides bibliographic access to the most extensive collection of books, pamphlets, periodicals, and archives on women's history in the United Kindgom, covering topics relating primarily to women in Britain, but also includes international materials.
Women and Books: From the Sixteenth Century to the Suffragettes[Full Record] Adaptation of an exhibition held in the Hunterian Library, University of Glasgow, November 1971, on "Women and Books". Examines women and the written word through the centuries. Items range from 16th century material, such as early printed guidebooks on childbirth and manuscript collections of recipes, to later examples including material written by important members of the women's suffrage movement.
WorldCat[Full Record] Combined catalog of books, serial publications, media,
visual materials, musical scores, archival and other
materials in libraries worldwide. Subscription only - contact your library.
Aemilia Lanyer, 1569-1645[Full Record] Web site devoted to the author. Includes author’s works,
biographical information, bibliography of primary and
secondary sources, and link to listserv.
American Authors on the Web / Mitsuharu Matsuoka[Full Record] Web site devoted to American literature. Includes links to
author Web sites, primary texts, projects, teaching
resources, electronic journals and more from the colonial
period to the present.
American Folk Art Museum[Full Record] Information about works in the permanent collection
including 18th and 19th century paintings, drawings,
textiles, and sculpture.
American Women's History: A Research Guide[Full Record] Extensive collection of links to online resources (as well as information about printed and manuscript resources), including digital collections of primary sources. Emphasis on more recent periods, but colonial America is included.
Anglistik Guide[Full Record] Gateway to scholarly Web resources on all literatures in English,
including libraries, author-specific sites, journals, primary source
materials, and more.
Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485)[Full Record] Web site devoted to major authors of the period including
Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe. Includes links to
author’s works, biographical information, and critical
essays. Also includes information about medieval plays and
lyrics.
Archon[Full Record] Principal gateway for archivists in the United Kingdom and
users of manuscript sources for British history. Includes,
the ARCHON Directory which provides contact information for
repositories in the United Kingdom and the ARCHON Portal, a
database of archival resources, projects and initiatives.
Artcyclopedia / John Malyon[Full Record] Searchable database of information on art and artists with
links to image sites. Includes a chronological listing of
women artists from the Renaissance to the present.
Cambridge University Library[Full Record] Cambridge University Library is one of the six legal deposit libraries in the British Isles, receiving legal deposit copies of British and Irish publications through the UK Copyright Libraries Agency.
Discovering American Women\'s History Online[Full Record] This database provides access to digital collections of
primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.)
that document the history of women in the United States.
English Literature: Early 17th Century (1603-1660)[Full Record] Organized by major authors of the period, includes
biographical information, critical essays, and links to
authors� works. Also includes information about the
metaphysical and cavalier poets.
Feminist Theory Website / Kristin Switala[Full Record] Mostly bibliographies with links to biographies of contemporary feminists in three parts: 1) various fields within feminist theory; 2) different national / ethnic feminisms; and 3) individual feminists.
First 100 years: The Professional Female Playwright[Full Record] Web site for The First 100 Years: The Professional Female
Playwright, a symposium, held in Ocboter, 2002, devoted to
five English women playwrights of the 17th & 18th centuries:
Aphra Behn, Susanna Centlivre, Hannah Cowley, Elizabeth,
and Joanna Baillie.
Footwear of the Middle Ages / I. Marc Carlson[Full Record] A general guide to the history and development of footwear and shoemaking techniques in the European
Middle Ages, with some material pertaining to times before and after the Middle Ages.
Gothic Literature Page / Franz Potter[Full Record] Web site devoted to the English gothic novel. Includes a
bibliography of gothic literature, background information on
the genre, and links to course syllabi and other Web sites
devoted to gothic literature.
gwefan Ann Griffiths website[Full Record] Welsh and English Web site devoted to the author, including
digital versions of her early hymns and letters, as well as
critical and biographical studies of the author's life and
works.
H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies[Full Record] The H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies, a research center devoted to the study of John Calvin and
Calvinism, this site includes the Calvinism Resources Database, a searchable database that provides information
about journal articles and other publications on Calvin and Calvinism from the 16th century to the present.
Intute: Arts & Humanities[Full Record] Arts and humanities Web gateway. Subdivided by discipline.
Links to author Web sites, texts and projects, teaching
resources, electronic journals, and other related
material.
Italian Women Writers[Full Record] Includes authors from the beginning of Italian literature in the late 12th and 13th centuries up to
authors born in 1945; Anthologies, articles and essays, autobiographies, biographies, children's literature,
devotional works, dialogues, diaries, dramas, epics, hagiographies, histories and chronicles, interviews and
conversations, letters, memoirs, novels, operas, poems, reviews, short stories, and travel literature are included.
Literary Gothic / Jack G. Voller, ed.[Full Record] Web site devoted to literary gothicism, including gothic
fiction from 1764 to 1820, and related gothic and
supernatural literature written prior to the mid 20th
century. Includes links to author Web sites, primary texts,
essays, and bibliographies.
Literary Resources on the Net / Jack Lynch[Full Record] Web site devoted to English and American literature.
Includes links to author Web sites, primary texts, teaching
resources, electronic journals, listservs, scholarly
conferences, and other related material.
Medieval Music[Full Record] Part of Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies. Links to
medieval music sources including:
databases, instruments, societies, and other sites.
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources / Andrea R. Harbin, ed.[Full Record] Links to texts, primary source documents, reference sources,
biographies, scholarly and teaching resources and other
materials in medieval studies. Major resources cover the
subjects of Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Civilizations,
Culture, Drama, History, Law, Literature, Music, People,
Philosophy, and Religion.
Newberry Library[Full Record] The Newberry Library is an independent research library
concentrating in the humanities with an active educational
and cultural presence in Chicago. Free and open to the
public, it houses an extensive non-circulating collection of
rare books, maps, and manuscripts.
ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies[Full Record] Gateway for Medieval Studies on the World Wide Web. The ORB
Text Library links to online transcriptions and translations
of primary source texts. The ORB Index is a topically
arranged list of resource guides. Also includes a list of
resources for the non-specialist, and resources for teaching.
Poetess Archive[Full Record] Bibliography of works by and about writers working in and
against the "poetess tradition," the extraordinarily
popular, but much criticized, flowery poetry written in
Britain and America between 1750 and 1900. There is also a
growing collection of full-text images.
Regency Page / Cathy Decker[Full Record] Links to Web sites, primarily related to literature and
fashion, concerning the Regency period in England from 1811
to 1820.
Renaissance Dance / Andrew Draskóy[Full Record] Information on European dance from the 15th to early 17th
century. Includes bibliography of primary and secondary
resources, discography, dance treatises, other renaissance
dance links, early music and linguistic resources.
UNESCO Archives Portal[Full Record] Links to Web sites of all types of archives (national, state, municipal, museum, government, family, business, and others) located in countries around the world.
Voice of the Shuttle -- Art History / Alan Liu, ed.[Full Record] Web directory of sites devoted to art history. Organized by
subject and geographic area, it also includes links to
museums, galleries, institutes and centers, art history
journals, academic departments and programs, and teaching
resources.
Voice of the Shuttle -- Literature (in English) / Alan Liu, ed.[Full Record] Major Web directory of sites devoted to literature in
English. Includes links to author websites, texts and
projects, teaching resources, electronic journals, listservs
and information on scholarly conferences and other related
material.
Voice of the Shuttle / Alan Liu, ed.[Full Record] Major Web directory of sites devoted to the Humanities.
Subdivided by discipline. Links to author websites, texts
and projects, teaching resources, electronic journals,
listservs and information on scholarly conferences and other
related material.
Winterthur[Full Record] Information about works in the permanent collection
including objects made or used in America between 1640 and
1860, many displayed in the museum's 175 period rooms.
