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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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The Digital Classicist Wiki

Browse an online site with research and teaching resources geared towards Classics.

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Online Resources for Classics

Browse a list of online resources for teaching Classics, including podcasts, primary sources, and online learning resources. 

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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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Gorgias Press Open Repository of books

Browse a collection of freely accessible online books from Gorgias Press. 

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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.

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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. 

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      Hagia Sophia Resources at Dumbarton Oaks

      Discover a large collection of Hagia Sophia resources at Dumbarton Oaks. 

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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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          The Carolingian Canon Law Project

          Browse a searchable, electronic edition of works of canon law used by Carolingian readers.

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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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