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The following pages are highlighted as useful resources for educators.

Click here for Medieval Meets Modern
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Medieval Academy of America
For the Tool Talks featured on the Medieval Academy of America Online Teaching Webinar, search "Teaching with Digital Tools."

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Ian Mladjov’s Resources, an excellent resource of historical maps.

Ian Mladjov’s Resources is an excellent resource of historical maps.

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Maps from The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History

Access a collection of scanned maps for teaching the medieval period.

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    Manuscript Studies Select Bibliography

    Search a bibliography focused on codicology, mise-en-page, and scribal practices in western manuscripts. 

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    CNRS’s Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes: Les ressources électroniques

    Browse a list of resources for the study of texts and manuscripts.

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    Sources for the history of the Angevin Empire

    Browse an annotated list of sources for studying the Angevin Empire.

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    Yale Silk Road online database

    Search and browse over 11,000 images of major Silk Road sites.

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    The Medieval Canon Law Virtual Library

    View digitized and searchable open-access editions of medieval canon law texts.

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    The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online

    Access a wide selection of images and information about the Silk Road and its context from The International Dunhuang Project: The Silk Road Online.

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      "Civil Law, Common Law, Customary Law" podcast

      Listen to 5-10 minutes podcast episodes on medieval legal concepts and terminologies on "Civil Law, Common Law, Customary Law."

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      Some Notes on Medieval Genealogy

      Search through an extensive collection of links to published, digitized medieval English records, as well as helpful regnal calendars.

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      International Center of Medieval Art

      Browse a list of resources for teaching art history, especially in an online environment.

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      Digital Repositories for Book History Teaching

      View Meghan L. Cook's list of resources for teaching book history.

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        Medieval Legal Primary Source Materials in Print

        Access bibliography of printed primary sources on legal history.

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        Adam Bishop’s Library, with linked sources on the Crusades

        Access a large linked collection of research on the Crusades, with links to view and download volumes. Collected by Adam Bishop. 

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          Digital Dunhuang 360 degree views

          View murals and sites from the Dunhuang cave shrines in this 360 degree virtual tour. 

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          The Leeds Dante Podcast

          Listen to a podcast focused on the study of Dante's works. 

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          Syri.ac: An Annotated Bibliography of Syriac Resources Online

           View digitized manuscripts, search annotated bibliographies, and  can be accessed through the list of authors and themes at the top right of the page

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          Houghton University Library Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

          Study digitized manuscripts and bibliographical data made available from Houghton Library's collection of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. 

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          Digitized Archives and Manuscripts
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          Chinese Rare Book Digital Collection, US Library of Congress

          Browse and research the growing digitized holdings of the Library of Congress Asian Division's Chinese manuscripts. 

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          South Asian Manuscripts at the Library of Congress

          Find a catalogue of South Asian manuscripts in the Library of Congress. Some manuscripts date to the medieval era. 

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