Oliver Wendell Holmes Library

 

History 100

When Strangers Meet; The Renaissance, The Reformation, and Exploration

Librarian: Mrs. Penner

Spring Term

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Reference Sources

Owl Catalog

Desk Reserves

Subscription Databases

Selected Web sites

Documentation

 

Reference Books - Garver Room

Ref 203 N42 New Catholic Encyclopedia
Ref 291 En33 Encyclopedia of Religion
Ref 306En 192 Encyclopedia of European Social History
Ref 382 En32no Encyclopedia of World Trade from Ancient Times to the Present
Ref 509 Sci27 Science of the Times vols. 2 and 3
Ref 703 En 19 Encyclopedia of World Art
Ref 703 F13 Facts on File Encyclopedia of Art
Ref 703 P88 Praeger Encyclopedia of Art
Ref 709.02 C27re Renaissance Art and Architecture
Ref 709.2 B51 Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists
Ref 735 En32 Encyclopedia of Sculpture
Ref 809.8 C65EN Encyclopedia of Renaissance Literature
Ref 909 R54L Illustrated History of the World vols. 5 and 6
Ref 910.3 W18en Encyclopedia of Exploration
Ref 910.92 Ex74 Explorers
Ref 910.92 W89 World Explorers and Discoverers
Ref 911 C73 Complete Atlas of World History vol. 2
Ref 920 R25 Renaissance and Reformation 1500 - 1620; A Biographical Dictionary
Ref 940 Gr797 Great Events from History: Modern European Series vol. 1
Ref 940.2 B45e Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
Ref 940.2 C44 Concise Encyclopedia of the Italian Renaissance
Ref 940.2 En19 Encyclopedia of the Renaissance
Ref 940.2 En32be Encyclopedia of the Renaissance and Reformation
Ref 940.2 W85 World Eras: European Renaissance and Reformation
Ref 940.21 C89 Cultural Atlas of the Renaissance
Ref 940.21 R52hi Historical Atlas of the Renaissance
Ref 940.22 B417 Characters of the Reformation
Ref 942 T375gr Great Britain a Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present
Ref 942.05 W12h Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World
Ref 944 R55fr France a Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present
Ref 945 Sa 77it Italy a Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present

Atlas Stand – Dole Room

Ref 910.9 K83h Historical Atlas of Exploration
Ref 910.9 N42r World Atlas of Exploration
Ref 912 T482 Times Atlas of World Exploration

OWL Catalog

Click here to search the library’s catalog for more books on your topic or expand your search to include other libraries in the NOBLE consortium.

 
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Desk Reserves - Circulation Desk

Click here to see a list of titles on reserve for History 100. Remember that these titles cover a wide range of topics about Mongols. You will have to be careful in selecting and using the appropriate resources.

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Subscription Databases

DATABASE

DESCRIPTION

contents

ARTStor Contains images of paintings, sculpture,
Buildings and other art works
Images only; no text
Biography Resource Center (Infotrac) Almost a million biographies including full text of the complete Marquis Who's Who(R). Has the full content of Contemporary Authors. Source citation is at the end of each article.

Full text articles

Encyclopædia Britannica

EB Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and incorporates the yearly updates as published in the Britannica Book of the Year.

Full text encyclopedia entries

JSTOR
(Journal Storage)

A full text collection of scholarly journals, many going back to the first issue.

Full text articles

Selected Websites

Renaissance – Fordham University - Internet Medieval Sourcebook

Protestant Reformation – Hanover College

Age of Discovery - Fordham University - Early Modern World Sourcebook

Age of Exploration – Mariners’ Museum – Newport News, Virginia

Conquistadors – Public Broadcasting System Special

 

Documentation

** Be sure to collect all the bibliographic information you need for documenting your sources including: author or editor, title, publisher, and place and date of publication. All documentation should be done using Turabian style formats. Examples of the format style are available in print form at the Help Desk. An on-line version of the forms is available at http://www.andover.edu/library/rprocess/turabian.htm. Be sure to check with a librarian if you need help.

 

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