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Scholarly journal articles, essays, and books on the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Covers 1842 - present (coverage varies by publication type).
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An extensive bibliography of literature about the European Middle Ages. Covers publications from 1967 - current.
Database now includes three databases: International Medieval Bibliography (IMB), Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM), and International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance (IBHR)
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The primary place to find scholarship on world history. (For U.S. and Canadian History, use America: History and Life). Covers publications from 1955 - present.
The longer list of all of Carleton's databases with MARS-related content.
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Middle Ages, 500-1500 -- Women -- History
Middle Ages, 600-1500 -- Conversion -- History of Doctrines
Renaissance, 1450-1600 -- European Poetry -- History And Criticism
**Note that many Library of Congress subjects relevant to Medieval and Renaissance studies do not begin (or even contain) "Middle Ages" or "Renaissance":
Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism
Monastic and Religious Life of Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500