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Medieval and Renaissance Studies Resources: Books (Catalogs)

In this guide are listed some of the most important or most frequently consulted resources for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Sample SUBJECT Headings

Cathedrals England
Cathedrals France

English drama -- Medieval

English Drama Early Modern And Elizabethan 1500 1600
English Poetry Early Modern 1500 1700

Europe History 1517-1648

Great Britain -- Church history -- Sources 

Great Britain -- Constitutional history -- Sources 

Great Britain -- History -- 13th century
Great Britain -- History -- Sources 
Great Britain History Lancaster and York, 1399-1485
Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603
Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714
Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Historiography

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1154-1399

Shakespeare William 1564 1616
Sidney Philip Sir 1554 1586
Spenser Edmund 1552 1599

Florence (Italy) -- History -- 1421-1737
Italy -- Social life and customs -- To 1500
Leonardo, Da Vinci -- 1452 - 1519 
Medici, Cosimo de', 1389-1464
Renaissance -- Italy 

Music, 500-1400
Music, 15th century
Music, 16th century
Music, 17th century

Painting, medieval
Painting, renaissance

Reformation
Counter-reformation
Calvinism
Luther, Martin 1483 1546

India--

Akbar Emperor Of Hindustan 1542 1605

India History 1000 1526

India History 1000 1765

India History 1526 1765

Mogul Empire

Shahjahan, Emperor of India, ca. 1592-1666

BOOKS (CATALOGS)

Early printed books are generally not available through interlibrary loan; however, many early works are available for loan on microfilm or as reprints or via HathiTrust or the Internet Archive

 

Although nearly all the entries in the National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints, listed below, are included in WorldCat, the very thorough searcher may also wish to look at:

American Library Association. Committee on Resources of American Libraries. National Union Catalog Subcommittee, and Library of Congress. The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints: a Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards And Titles Reported by Other American Libraries. London: Mansell, 1968-1981.   754 volumes. 

Although much of the content from the printed catalogues listed below is included in Library Hub Discover, the thorough researcher may also wish to consult these printed catalogs of older works.

British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books.  General catalogue of printed books. Photolithographic edition to 1955.    263 volumes.  Request PDFs of pages containing needed terms or entire volumes through your "Delivery" (interlibrary loan account).   [LDRF Z921 .B872]

Supplements in five or ten year increments are available. through the UNL Libraries.

Z921 .B872 : DOCS Facility Folio, LDRF ; General catalogue of printed books. Ten-year supplement, 1956-1965.  50 vols.
Z921 .B873 : DOCS Facility Folio; General catalogue of printed books : five year supplement, 1966-1970.  26 vols.
Z921 .B874x : DOCS Facility ; General catalogue of printed books : five-year supplement, 1971-1975. 2 vols.
Z921 .B874 1982x : Love Library Mfiche; General catalogue of printed books, 1976-1982 [microform]

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