Student Resources

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Resources page in the Leyburn library Web site lists resources available at W&L and beyond.

The Medieval Academy of America is the largest organization in the world devoted to medieval studies.

The Renaissance Society of America has been the leading organization in America devoted to the interdisciplinary study of the Renaissance since 1954.

The Labyrinth is a wonderful resource for medieval studies fields. It provides extensive links to other servers and projects that are of interest.

The Folger Shakespeare Library holds the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world.

The Shakespeare Association of America is a professional organization dedicated to the academic study of William Shakespeare’s plays and poems.

Other Medieval Studies Servers and Databases

Literary Sites

• The Bible Gateway
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
• The World of Dante (with the Inferno in Italian and English, accompanied by illustrations for each Canto)
• Decameron Web (Boccaccio)
• Chretien de Troyes
• The Edmund Spenser Home Page
• The Richard III Foundation

Political and Economic History

• Florentine Catasto Online
• Magna Carta, Translation

Social History

• The Catacombs
• Domesday Book
• Julian of Norwich
• Medieval English Towns
• Robin Hood Project
• Sound Recordings, Olde English

Liturgy/Ecclesiastical History

• Augustine of Hippo
• CANTUS—Chant
• Early Church Fathers (Patristic Texts)
• Trentine Mass in Latin and English

Philosophy/Theology

• Abelard
• Albertus Magnus
• Bonaventure
• Thomas Aquinas
• Thomism

Art/Image Sites

• Art of Byzantium
• The Glory of Byzantium
• Byzantine Monuments
• Bayeux Tapestry
• Gothic Sculpture
• Notre Dame de Paris
• Amiens Cathedral
• Gothic Manuscript Painting
• Images from the Renaissance
• The Florence Art Guide
• Renaissance Artists
• Christus Rex: Vatican Art Archive
• Illuminated Manuscript Images from the Bodleian Library
• 1492 Exhibit: A Library of Congress Exhibit
• Rome Reborn: A Vatican/Library of Congress Exhibit