Welcome
This guide covers a set of high-quality sources of information for early modern history that can be a good starting point for your research.
Encyclopedic Reference
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Oxford Dictionary of ByzantiumWith more than 5,000 entries by an international group of eminent historians, this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Exhaustive in its coverage, entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this vastly important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the ReformationThis dictionary provides rich detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It includes comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period.
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Oxford Reference OnlineWide range of reference works on the subject of History.
Online resources & books
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Early English Books online (EEBO)History of printing in Europe from its origins through to the close of the seventeenth century.
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Early English Books Online - TCP Open AccessAll books published in English from 1475-1700 in Open Access.
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Eighteenth Century Collections onlineEverything printed in Great Britain in the 18th Century.
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Eighteenth Century Collections online - TCP Open AccessEverything printed in Great Britain in the 18th Century.
Databases of the Royal Library / Koninklijke bibliotheek
Koninklijke Bibliotheek / Royal Library membership allows online access to all their digital collections and services.
For €7,50 a year for students (more information).
Historical Abstracts
Bibliographic Reference
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Bibliography of British & Irish History. Turnhout, 2009- .Historical bibliography on British Isles and Commonwealth; Period: from 55 b.c. - .
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Digitale Bibliografie Nederlandse GeschiedenisBibliography of Dutch history (previously Repertorium Geschiedenis Nederland).
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Historical AbstractsBibliography on the world's history (except USA and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
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ITER- Gateway to the Middle Ages and the RenaissancePortal to bibliography and other databases on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Other bibliographic and electronic journals databases
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Academic Search PremierMultidisciplinary bibliographic and full-text database.
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Arts & Humanities Citation IndexArts & Humanities part of the 'Web of Science' database. Multidisciplany.
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JSTORFull-text archival access to hundreds of top journals, mostly back issues of journals!
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Oxford Bibliographies Online - Renaissance and ReformationEncyclopedic reading guides for the subject of Renaissance and Reformation.
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Periodical Archive OnlineAchival issues of hundreds of journals in the humanities and social sciences.
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Project MUSEFull-text periodicals (humanities and social sciences).
Other Catalogue
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Incunabula Short Title Catalogue (ISTC)International catalogue of incunabula (1455-1500)
Google Scholar
Information literacy / Informatievaardigheden
Smartcat
Books
Handbooks
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Caferro, William. The Routledge History of the Renaissance. New York, 2017.ISBN: 9781351849463
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Nayar, Sheila J. Renaissance responses to technological change. Cham, 2019.ISBN: 9783319968995 -
Pagden, Anthony. The Enlightenment and why it still matters. Oxford, 2013.ISBN: 9780199660933
eBooks
Which eBooks are available for the subject of History? Restrict this set with title or keywords "Early Modern", or "Renaissance", "17th and / or 18th century".
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Browse by subjectAlphabetical overview per subject. Around 80 different medical categories.
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The European World 1500-1800 by Call Number: Arts Collection 60.EUR 3.01 H22ISBN: 9780415432535Publication Date: 2009
