Davidson College Library Research Guide for History 215

Magic & Witchcraft in Pre-Modern Europe Prof. Barnes Fall 2005 Reference Works Primary Sources General Search Tools Collections Other Examples Secondary Sources Books Articles RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. 13 vols. New York: Scribner, 1982-1989. Reference R 909 D554 The Library also has the supplement to this set (Reference R 909 D554-s). Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000. Ed. Peter N. Stearns. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001. Reference R 306.094 E56 Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Lindsay Jones. 2nd ed. 15 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2005. Reference R 203 E562 Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Ed. Andre Vauchez. 2 vols. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. Reference R 909.07 E56 Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Ed. Paul F. Grendler. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1999. Reference R 940.2 E56 Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. Ed. Jonathan Dewald. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004. Reference R 940.2 E89 The Encyclopedia of Witches and Witchcraft. Rosemary Ellen Guiley. New York: Facts on File, 1989. Reference R 133.4 G956e Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485. Ed. Ronald H. Fritze and William B. Robison. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. Reference R 942.03 H6731 Historical Dictionary of Stuart England, 1603-1689. Ed. Ronald H. Fritze and William B. Robison. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996. Reference R 942.06 H673 Historical Dictionary of Tudor England, 1485-1603. Ronald H. Fritze. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991. Reference R 942.04 H673 Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft. Michael D. Bailey. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003. Reference R 133.4 B155h The Longman Handbook of Early Modern Europe, 1453-1763. Chris Cook and Philip Broadhead. New York: Longman, 2001. Reference R 940.2 C771L Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs. Ed. Carl Lindahl et al. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2000. Reference R 398 M489 Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Ed. William W. Kibler et al. New York: Garland, 1995. Reference R 914.4 M489 Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia. Ed. John M. Jeep. New York: Garland, 2001. Reference R 943.02 M489 Medieval Heresies: A Bibliography. Carl T. Berkhout and Jeffrey B. Russell. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 1981. Reference R 016.273 B512m Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Ed. E. Michael Gerli. New York: Routledge, 2003. Reference R 946.02 M489 Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Seán Duffy. New York: Routledge, 2005. Reference R 941.5 M489 Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Christopher Kleinhenz. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 2004. Reference R 945.03 M489 New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 15 vols. Washington, DC: Catholic Univ., 2003. Reference R 282 C36n2 New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Ed. Maryanne Horowitz. 6 vols. Detroit, MI: Scribner's, 2005. Reference R 901.9 D554 2005 The Library also has a copy of the first edition, the Dictionary of the History of Ideas, edited by Philip P. Wiener (5 vols.; New York: Scribner, 1973-1974), shelved in Reference at call number R 901.9 D554. Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Margaret Schaus. New York: Routledge, 2006. Reference R 305.409 W8721 Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Katharina M. Wilson and Nadia Margolis. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2004. Reference R 305.409 W872 Women in Western European History: A Select Chronological, Geographical, and Topical Bibliography. Comp. Linda Frey et al.. 2 vols plus supplement. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1982-1986. Reference R 016.3 F8931w Tudor England: An Encyclopedia. Arthur F. Kinney and David W. Swain. New York: Garland, 2001. Reference R 942.05 T912 Biographical Works An Annotated Index of Medieval Women. Anne Echols and Marty Williams. New York: M. Wiener, 1992. Reference R 920.7 E18a Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. ed. H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 920 N2111 See also the first edition: Dictionary of National Biography, edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee (22 vols.; 1885-1901; reprinted London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1963-1965), shelved in Reference at call number R 920 N211. Who's Who in the Middle Ages. Mary Ellen Snodgrass. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001. Reference R 920.04 S673w Primary Sources General Search Tools | Collections | Other Examples General Search Tools Library Catalogue To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words: sources correspondence diaries personal narratives. For more details, see below. WorldCat To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words: sources correspondence diaries personal narratives. Note: Rare and archival materials cannot be borrowed on interlibrary loan. You can sometimes locate microfilm or microfiche copies of these documents in WorldCat; try doing an advanced search, enter your keywords or subject terms, and then apply a "subtype limit," choosing "Microform" as the format. For more details, see below. Collections Cornell University Library Witchcraft Collection (1400-1850) Contains works on canon law, the Inquisition, demonology, torture, trial testimony, and narratives. Note: This online collection is only a portion of Cornell's Witchcraft Collection. Davidson has a copy of the Catalogue of the Witchcraft Collection in Cornell University Library (Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977), which is shelved in Reference at call number R 016.13 C814c. Early English Books Online (EEB0) (1475-1700) Includes over 125,000 books, pamphlets, broadsides, proclamations, almanacs, and other publications printed in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and British North America from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. Note: Includes only a small number of periodicals. To print more than a citation or one page of a document, you need to add a record to your marked list then click on the "Marked List" button at the top of the page. Finally, click on the "View a complete list of the Document Image Sets available for this record to download in PDF format." Once the document is downloaded, you can print out a range of pages or the entire document using the print function in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Women Writers Online Contains the full text of over 200 works written by women in the period 1400-1850. Other Examples ARTstor A collection of over 300,000 images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods as well as tools to manipulate and analyze those images. For technical requirements, see the Quick Start Guide. English Witchcraft, 1560-1736. Ed. James Sharpe and Richard M. Golden. 6 vols. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2003. Little Library Stacks 133.4 E58 Materials Toward a History of Witchcraft. Henry Charles Lea. Philadelphia, PA: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 1939. 3 vols. New York: AMS Press, 1986. Little Library Stacks 133.4 L433m Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History. Philadelphia, PA: Univ. of Pennsylvania Dept. of History, 1897-1907. 6 vols. New York: AMS Press, 1971. Little Library Stacks 940 P77t Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700: A Documentary History. Ed. Alan Charles Kors and Edward Peters. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Univ. of Pennsylvania Press, 2001. Little Library Stacks 133.4 W8195 The Witchcraft Sourcebook. Ed. Brian P. Levack. New York: Routledge, 2004. Little Library Stacks 133.4 W8199 Primary Sources on the Web The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies, from Georgetown University Provides links to primary and secondary sources. Many libraries and archives are in the process of scanning materials and posting them on the Web. These can be excellent resources. For tips on finding materials on the Web, see our guide Searching the Web. N.B. Be cautious about using materials that you find on the "Open Web"; remember to evaluate everything you find! For information on evaluating Web sites, see our guide on Evaluating Web Resources. Secondary Sources Books | Articles Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Useful subject heading include: Demonology Magic history Superstition Trials witchcraft [name of country] Witchcraft Witchcraft early works to 1800 Witchcraft [name of country] history Witchcraft Europe history Witches To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war"). Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Articles Core Resources for Medieval and Early Modern History | Other Resources Core Resources for Medieval and Early Modern History Historical Abstracts (1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Time period searches: search by decade or century only. To search for a decade, use the format xxxxD (example: 1940D). To search for a range of decades, use the format xxxxD xxxxD or the format xxxxD OR xxxxD. Note: For more than five decades, search by century (see below). To search for a century, use the format xxxxH (example: 1900H). To search for a range of centuries, use the format xxxxH xxxxH. ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 [historical time period covered]; 1842 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles and books on topics related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. International Medieval Bibliography Reference R 016.914 I61 (450-1500 [historical time period covered]; 1967 to present [publication dates of articles indexed] Indexes scholarly articles, essays, and conference papers on a wide range of topics related to the Middle Ages in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. International in scope. Other Resources ATLA Religion Database (1949 to present) Indexes journal articles and essays related to world religions, church history, and Biblical studies; also includes some book reviews. ATLA has a strong focus on Western religions. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Essay & General Literature Index (1985 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index, from Margaret Schaus at Magill Library, Haverford College (450-1500 [historical time period covered]; 1990 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles, essays, and book reviews on women, sexuality, and gender in medieval Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Humanities Abstracts (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all humanities subjects, including history, classics, art, archeology, literature, philosophy, and religion. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. PCI: Periodical Contents Index (c. 1770-1995 [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Using RefWorks Need help managing your references? Try RefWorks! You can use it to organize your citations, keep track of your notes on books and articles, and generate bibliographies. Find out more; consult our guide on Using RefWorks. Connect to RefWorks Tips & Further Help How to Find Book Reviews How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document) Exercise The Witch Persecution at Wurzburg Could you cite this in your paper?

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