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Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Primary sources, facsimiles

Primary sources, facsimiles

There are MANY pages linking to primary sources and facsimiles for Medieval and Renaissance studies. Some are linked to specific institutional collections; others are national or international projects. New scans are being added often, so it is a good idea to search, but here are some collections:

Internet Medieval Sourcebook (Fordham)
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Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
Aims to provide the total surviving print record of the English speaking world for 227 years (1473-1700). Digitized from microfilm collections.
Access to EEBO's Text Creation Partnership is now available.

Aims to provide the total surviving print record of the English speaking world for 227 years (1473-1700). It is the digital version of the popular Early English Books I, Early English Books II, Thomason Tracts, and Early English Books Tract Supplements microfilm collections. The project aims to reproduce all items produced by a printing press (such as books, pamphlets, broadsides) in England and its colonies and any item that was printed anywhere in the world in English between 1473 and 1700.

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Digital Scriptorium Search
Cross-search medieval manuscript of titles from U.S. libraries and museums committed to providing cross-institutional digital access to their collections of pre-modern manuscripts.
Digital Bodleian
Manuscripts, maps, printed books etc. from the Bodleian Libraries . Content digitized from collections since the early 1990s. The Digital Bodleian was and is designed to enable access to content for the widest possible audience. Includes a number of Oxford colleges and Digital Humanities projects to deliver images of their collections.

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