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Renaissance Studies: Web Resources

Library subject guide for Renaissance studies

Web Resources

ITER Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance

A bibliography of more than 1.45 million citations for secondary source material about the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 400-1700.

Medici Archive Project: Documentary Sources for the Arts and Humanities in the Medici Granducal Archive: 1537-1743

This evaluation version of MAP's Documentary Sources database, currently describes 200 volumes of documents in the Medici Granducal Archive (Archivio Mediceo del Principato), with document records for approximately 10,000 letters and biographical records for approximately 11,000 people. Published by University of Toronto.

French Renaissance Paleography

The handwriting of earlier times is often very beautiful, but sometimes difficult to read. This paleography website presents French manuscripts written between 1300 and 1700, with tools for deciphering them and learning about their social, cultural, and institutional settings. 

Italian Paleography

The Italian Paleography website presents 102 Italian documents and manuscripts written between 1300 and 1700, with tools for deciphering them and learning about their social, cultural, and institutional settings. 

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

Online protal prividing access to collections of digitised primary documents on European history from prehistoric to contemporary times and including collections from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Created by Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library.