HIST 131: Western Civilization I
Dr. Kelly Obernuefemann
Dr. Kelly Obernuefemann
****Note: Remember to check the primary sources available on the CD that came with your textbook.*****
Crusades-Primary Sources on the Internet
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook: The Crusades http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1k.html
- This is the major online resource in the field with multiple sources.
- Literature of the Crusades: Online Sources in English Translation http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~bstevens/crusadeslit.htm
- The First Crusade: Primary Sources and Articles http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/categories/firstcrusade.htm
- Tales from Froissart http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/MUHLBERGER/FROISSART/TALES.HTM
Crusades-Online Books and Sources
- Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies: Crusades http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/religion/crusades/crusade.html
- Wikipedia-Crusade Series http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade
- New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia: Crusades http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm
- A History of the Crusades, the text of 6 volumes of books http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=browse&scope=History.HistCrusades
Books on Reserve at the Circulation Desk
-Some include primary sources and others are useful for background information.
- Byzantium and the Crusadesby Jonathan Harris
- The Crusadesby Richard A. Newhall
- The Crusadesedited by Brenda Stalcup
- The Crusades: The Story of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalemby T. A. Archer and Charles L. Kingsford
- The Crusades: The Whole Story of the Crusades Originally Published in Two Volumes as Iron Men and Saints and The Flame of Islamby Harold Lamb
- The First Crusade by Steven Runciman
- Memoirs of the Crusadesby Villehardouin and De Joinville
Reference Sources
- Dictionary of the Middle Ages R 909.07 D554
- Encyclopedia of the Crusades R 909.07 A556
- Encyclopedia of Religion R 200.3 E56
- Historical Dictionary of the Crusades R 909.07 S631
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Medieval Europe R 909.103 G728
- New Catholic Encyclopedia R 200.3 E56
Click here to return to list of EReserves