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Medieval Studies: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Book of saints: a dictionary of servants of God
Wilton, Conn.: Morehouse Pub., 1989. Location: BX4655.2 B66 1989
Dictionary of the Middle Ages (13 volumes)
New York: Scribner, 1982-1989. Location: D114 D5
Encyclopedia of medieval church art
Edward Tasker. London : B. T. Batsford, 1993. Location: NA5463 T38
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Full-text articles covering the period from the 5th to the 15th century, with emphasis on Europe and Christianity.
Oxford Music Online
Contains the full text of the 2001 edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, with annual updates.
Lexikon des Mittelalters (9 volumes)
Muenchen; Zuerich: Artemis-Verlag, 1977-1998. Location: D101.5 L49
Medieval art: a topical dictionary
Leslie Ross. Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press, 1996. Location: N7850 R67
Medieval England: an encyclopedia
New York: Garland Pub., 1998. Location: DA129 M43
Medieval folklore: an encyclopedia of myths, legends, tales, beliefs, and customs
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2000. Location: GR35 M43
Medieval Germany: an encyclopedia
John Jeep. New York: Garland Pub., 2001.
Middle English Dictionary (22 volumes)
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1965 – 2001. Location: PE679 M54