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The following pages are highlighted as useful resources for educators.

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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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"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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Linked Resources
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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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      The World of the Japanese Illustrated Book: The Gerhard Pulverer Collection, Freer Gallery of Art

      Discover a large collection of digitized Japanese books dating from the early seventeenth century and later.

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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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      Richard Salomon lecture, “One Buddha, 15 Buddhas, 1,000 Buddhas,” on the Library of Congress Gandharan birch bark manuscript

      Watch a pre-recorded lecture on ancient Buddhism based on the Gandhara scroll.

      2nd Century (101-200)
      Late Antiquity
      Asia
      Multimedia Learning
      Religion and Religious Life
      Conservation of the Gandhara Scroll

      An essay on the conservation of the ancient Gandhara scroll from Afghanistan.

      2nd Century (101-200)
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      Asia
      Digital Exhibits
      Digitized Archives and Manuscripts
      Multimedia Learning
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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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      Digitized Archives and Manuscripts
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      Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, Library of Congress

      Find information about rare Medieval books in the Library of Congress's holdings. 

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      Digitized Archives and Manuscripts
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      The Dunhuang Star Atlas

      Find a complete representation of the Chinese sky in 13 charts dating from around 700 CE with over 1300 stars depicted. 

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      Digitized Archives and Manuscripts
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      Digital Silk Road Project

      Digital Silk Road Project summarizes cultural heritage from the viewpoint of UNESCO world heritage, offering maps, texts, and other cultural heritage data. 

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      Economy and Trade
      The Rare Books School Lectures

      Podcasts on topics related to book history, from all periods.

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      #Breakfast Paleography

      A series of morning reflections on medieval handwriting by Lisa Fagin Davis.

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