Introduction
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Books
Search for books in the UBC Library catalogue, using subject headings such as:
- Architecture, Medieval
- Architecture, Romanesque
- Art, Celtic
- Art, Early Christian
- Art, Medieval
(Can subdivide geographically, ie. Art, Medieval - France)
- Artists, Medieval
- Civilization, Medieval (Can subdivide chronologically, ie. Civilization, Medieval - 12th century)
- Middle Ages
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Bibliographies
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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Crucifix with the stories of the Passion
around 1200, Tempera on Wood
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Image Courtesy: The Web Gallery of Art |
Histories & Handbooks
Anthologies of Sources & Documents
Illuminated Manuscripts
Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Hosted by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at UCLA, this site provides a one stop shop for locating digitized medieval manuscripts.
The database contains links to over 1000 manuscripts and more are being added on a regular basis.
Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts in Microfiche Facsimile
Book of Kells
A facsimile of the original 8th Century manuscript is on display in the entrance to Rare Books and Special Collections, level 1 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. It is accompanied by a presentation book from the Book of Kells Committee, Vancouver, containing the names of donors. Please ask at Rare Books & Special Collections if you wish to examine specific pages.
Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford
Survey of Manuscripts Illuminated in the British Isles
Volume 1: Insular manuscripts : 6th to the 9th century
Volume 2: Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, 900-1066
Volume 3: Romanesque manuscripts, 1066-1190
Exhibitions & Collections
Exhibition catalogues received before 1985 are listed in the Exhibition Card Catalogue. Catalogues received since 1985 are listed in the Library Catalogue. Search under the subject or the institution hosting the exhibition.
Symposiae & Conferences
For these sources, use subject headings such as Middle Ages - Congresses or Art, Medieval - Congresses in the Library Catalogue.
Journals
To find journals in the UBC Library, search the catalogue; click the Journal/Ejournal Title button. The journal you are looking for may be available in print, electronically, or both.
To find articles on this topic, please see the Indexes and Databases section of this guide.
See below for a selection of journals covering topics in Medieval Art and Architecture:
Article Indexes & Databases
| For more information on finding articles, see the UBC Library guide how to find ARTICLES.
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Giotto di Bondone, 1304-1306
No. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ (detail)
Cappella Scovegni, Padua
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Images
ARTstor
A digital library of art images that
contains approximately 400,000 images of art, architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, archaeology, and other elements of visual culture.
Index photographique de l'art en France
Microfiche images of art and architecture from the 8th Century to present.
Sculpture Index
World architecture index: a guide to illustrations
Art + Architecture + Planning, UBC Library Picture Files
These picture collections are located in filing cabinets on level 3 of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. They are restricted to 'library use only', but photocopiers are nearby. Access by subject headings such as "Architecture - Romanesque - English" in the Picture Collection Card Catalogue.
Carnegie Collection
Good black and white photographs of major monuments in the history of art in Western Europe.
Courtauld Institute Illustration Archives
Archive 1: Cathedrals and Monastic Buildings in the British Isles.
Archive 3: Medieval architecture & sculpture in Europe.
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Web Resources
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