Historical Databases
Electronic Enlightenment
"Unrivaled online access to 18th century primary sources is provided
with Electronic Enlightenment. It is updated twice yearly with new
materials. It currently includes cross-searchable letters from nearly
6,000 correspondents as published in the best critical editions. Over
53,000 letters and documents are included. Includes letters in French,
German and Italian as well as English. Over 230,000 scholarly
annotations are also cross-searchable. An expanding network of external
links to other online resources, from Chambers' Cyclopaediato the
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography are provided."
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
"A collaborative work of over 600 scholars from more than forty
countries, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise
and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to
the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law,
science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural,
religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on
focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise
of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into
contact."
