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Mandragore

Search a database of manuscript illuminations dating from Pharaonic Egypt to contemporary times.

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Digitized Archives and Manuscripts

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Archives et Manuscrits

Search a large and helpful catalogue of pre-modern manuscripts, many of which have been digitized.

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Digitized Archives and Manuscripts

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Portail Biblissima

Search or browse a large collection of manuscripts, manuscript images, and bibliographical details pertaining to late antique, medieval, and early modern manuscripts.

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Museums and Image Databases

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Agorha, database of l'Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA)

Search medieval and early modern art by theme, medium, date, location, and other attributes.

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Ménestrel

Browse and search through online sources, studies, and many other resources, offered in French.

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An Introduction to Women's Letters in the Dark Ages: Caesaria to Radegund

This video introduces two women, Caesaria of Arles and Radegund of Poitiers, and a letter they exchanged.

6th Century (501-600)

Early Middle Ages

Northern Europe

Religion and Religious Life

Intellectual History

Women, Gender & Sexuality

A Medieval Plague Lesson Plan

Merle Eisenberg, SESYNC,

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Pandemics and Plague

The Aberdeen Bestiary online

View a high-quality digitized medieval manuscript, The Aberdeen Bestiary (Aberdeen University Library MS 24).

12th Century (1101-1200)

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Syllabi on "Otherness" in the Middle Ages

Browse a list of syllabi on the topic of otherness in medieval text and culture through themes of monstrosity and marginality.

11th Century (1001-1100)

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Maagarim: Tagged Hebrew Texts with Lexicon (in Hebrew)

Access a repository of tagged Hebrew-language texts, with ample query options and popup linguistic tools.

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Medieval Resources Online - an annotated list

Browse a categorized list of resources on medieval topics, grouped by chronology, geography, topics, texts, and miscellaneous.

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A new solution for the Voynich manuscript (Humor)

See a humorous "solution" to the famously cryptic Voynich manuscript.

15th Century (1401-1500)

Late Middle Ages

Northern Europe

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Material Culture

"Killer Rabbits in Medieval Manuscripts"

Find an article explaining the visual depiction of "bad bunnies" in Medieval art.

Central and Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

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Material Culture

A 21st Century Bayeux Tapestry

See a humorous COVID-related revision of the Bayeux Tapestry.

10th Century (901-1000)

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Central Middle Ages

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Recorded Song: De la Conquête de Constantinople

A recording of a good-natured song presenting a translation and abridgement of De la Conquête de Constantinople.

13th Century (1201-1300)

Northern Europe

Multimedia Learning

List of ERC-funded research projects related to coronavirus

Access a list of research projects funded by the European Research Counsel that are related to coronavirus.

Central and Eastern Europe

Northern Europe

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Pandemics and Plague

Humanities Coronavirus Syllabus

Access a syllabus/bibliography for teaching the coronavirus from the perspective of the humanities.

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Pandemics and Plague

#coronavirussyllabus: A crowdsourced cross-disciplinary resource

View a crowd-sourced syllabus for teaching (mostly modern) pandemics.

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Teaching Resources for Historians

Browse historical documents organized by geography, time period, and theme.

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Additional Open Access Resources

Browse two additional lists of open-access resources geared towards researchers and educators.

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