Fine Arts Subject Guide

Medieval Art and Architecture
(Western Europe 400 - 1500)
     
 


 
 

Books

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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.

See below for a selection of journals covering topics in Medieval Art and Architecture:


Antiquaries Journal

Art Bulletin also Online

Art History also Online

Architectural History

Comitatus

Gesta

Journal of Medieval History also Online

Medieval Archaeology

Medievalia et Humanistica

Mediaevalia

Viator

Word & Image

Indexes & Databases

Dates refer to the coverage provided by the online index. For earlier coverage refer to the print index (location given on the information page for the online index). For more information on finding articles, see the UBC Library guide how to find ARTICLES.


Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)
1989-

Art Index 1984-

Art Index Retrospective  1929-1984

Avery Architectural Index 1865 -

Bibliography of the History of Art  1973-

Historical Abstracts  1954-

Humanities & Social Sciences Index 1954-

Index of Christian Art 1917-

International Medieval Bibliography 1967-

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance 400-1700

Patrologia Latina 200-1216

Thesaurus Linguae Graecae: TLG

Bibliographies 


Archaeological Bibliography for Great Britain & Ireland

Central Italian Painting, 1400—1465: An Annotated Bibliography

Chartres: Sources and Literary Interpretation: A Critical Bibliography

Early Christian & Byzantine Architecture: An Annotated Bibliography and Historiography

From Justinian to Charlemagne: European Art, 565-787 

Insular Art: An Annotated Bibliography

Literature on Byzantine art, 1892-1967

Medieval Studies: A Bibliographical Guide

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Cassell's Latin Dictionary

Dictionnaire des Châteaux et des Fortifications du Moyen Age en France

Dictionary of the Middle Ages

Enciclopedia dell'arte medievale

Encyclopedia of Medieval Church Art 

Encyclopedia of World Art

Grove Dictionary of Art also Online

Guide to the Study of Medieval History

Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art 

Iconography of Christian Art

Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary

Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture

Reallexikon zur Byzantinischen Kunst

Histories & Handbooks

Art of the Illuminated Manuscript

Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture, 800 to 1200

Dictionnaire des Eglises de France

Early Medieval Architecture

Europe of the Invasions

Handbook of Romanesque Art

I sarcofagi cristiani antichi

Monastery and cathedral in France; medieval architecture, sculpture, stained glass, manuscripts, the art of the church treasuries

Romanesque sculpture of the pilgrimage roads

Anthologies of Sources & Documents

Art of the Byzantine Empire, 312-1453; Sources and Documents

Documentary History of Art

Elements of art historiography in medieval texts; an analytic study 

Gothic art 1140-c. 1450; Sources and Documents

Lateinische Schriftquellen zur Kunst in England, Wales und Schottland, vom Jahre 901 bis zum Jahre 1307 

Medieval and Renaissance treatises on the arts of painting : original texts with English translations 

Quellenbuch zur Kunstgeschichte des abendländlichen Mittelalters 

Recueil de textes relatifs à l'histoire de l'architecture et à la condition des architectes en France, au moyen âge, XIe-XIIe siècles

Illuminated Manuscripts

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 & Collectionss


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.
 
Images


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

Fine Arts 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 photocopy machines 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.

Web Resources


Digital Scriptorium
Hosted by the University of California at Berkeley.

Dumbarton Oaks Research library and collection in Washington, D.C.

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.

Images of Medieval Art and Architecture (Alison Stones)

International Center of Medieval Art "to promote the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages..."

Internet Medieval Sourcebook Hosted by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.

The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies Sponsored by Georgetown University

Medieval Manuscripts on the Web Compiled by Albert Masters, University of Toronto

NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources

ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies " ... an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students." 

 

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