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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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A 21st Century Bayeux Tapestry

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

10th Century (901-1000)

11th Century (1001-1100)

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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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Pandemics and Plague

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Browse historical documents organized by geography, time period, and theme.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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Open access resources compiled by UK librarians

Browse a list of open-access resources, compiled by librarians in the United Kingdom.

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Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies.

Access Penn's journal focused on manuscript studies in the digital age.

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Princeton University Library open-access resources

Explore links to expanded electronic-resources content temporarily available to Princeton University patrons.

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Public Books database of open-access books

Browse a database of open-access books from academic presses.

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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.

7th Century (601-700)

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The Soldier in Medieval England

Search a database containing the names of soldiers serving the English crown between 1369 and 1453, most of whom were fighting the French in the second phase of the Hundred Years War.

14th Century (1301-1400)

15th Century (1401-1500)

Late Middle Ages

Northern Europe

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Manuscript Studies Select Bibliography

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

8th Century (701-800)

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Intellectual History

Material Culture

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.

12th Century (1101-1200)

13th Century (1201-1300)

High Middle Ages

Northern Europe

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The Medieval Canon Law Virtual Library

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

8th Century (701-800)

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