Medieval Studies

Hosted by McMaster University, this site provides the text to Beowulf both in Old English and a modern translation along side numerous helpful resources and study aids.

A centralized online archive of thousands of digitized medieval manuscripts from around the world. Use the search box to quickly search on specific terms, or use the "Search Manuscripts" link to search on particular fields, such as date, or provenance information.

Interesting site that highlights such items as books on Renaissance Cartography, The First Bookplate and a Geneva Bible from 1589.

Sixty-one Middle English texts used in the Middle English Dictionary.

an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research.

Online source for illuminated French manuscripts.

Primary historical documents that have been either transcribed, translated, or reporduced in facsimile. Items are listed in chronological order. Browse content via individual country links.

Provided by Fordham University, this is a well-known Medieval Studies site. Access full text and other info by country, era, or specific aspects such as Sex & Gender.

This project of the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies provides digital images of Irish manuscripts.

This site attempts to provide links to collections of digitized manuscripts and manuscript projects that can be found online. Some selections are annotated.

the internet connection for medieval resources.

Provides access to important texts from the Medieval & Classical eras. Saga, Epic, and Romance materials in a number of languages (Greek, Latin, Anglo-Saxon.)

A joint project between Johns Hopkins and the BNF, this digital library contains digitized versions of different manuscripts of the Roman de la Rose, with page-turning and zoom functions.

Offers web access to around 300 (and growing) texts of Middle English literature. An outstanding site to texts not readily available in printed student editions.

Arthurian Texts, Images, Bibliographies and other Basic Information.

Search * download images from the Domesday Book, the earliest surviving public record and the foundation document of The National Archives of the U.K.

An online gallery hosted by the British Library.

Here you will find William Caxton's two editions of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, probably printed in 1476 and 1483. The originals are both in the British Library. The site also includes a brief history of the texts and tips for comparison.