|
 |
Medieval Studies—Geography, Place Names, Maps & Atlases
 = internet resource,
which may require Stanford IP address = 
| Connecting through Stanford's authenticated
proxy.
Maps and online maps, Branner
Earth Sciences Library and Map Collection and David Rumsey Map Collection
Othe useful websites: Perry-Castañeda
Library map collection | Carolingian
writing centers | 14th
and 15th century France and Florence | Latin
Place Names | Maps
of the New World | Orbis
Latinus (1909)
- Adams. 1976. Agrarian landscape terms: a glossary for historical
geography. HD111 .A3, Info Center.
- Baudrillart inter alia.1919-. Dictionnaire
d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques.
BR35.B3, Lane Rm. This is a fundamental work for historians.
- Camusso. 1992. Travel
Guide to Europe, 1492: ten itineraries in the Old World. CB367.T73,
Lane Rm. Wonderfully illustrated.
- Chevin. 1897.
Dictionnaire
Latin-Français . . . principalement au point de vue ecclésiastique
et monastique. G107.C5, Lane Rm.
- Deschamps. 1870. Dictionnaire
de géographie ancienne et moderne a l'usage du libraire
et de l'amateur de livres. Contenant 1. Les noms anciens,
grecs et latins, de la décadence latine et de la renaissance,
des principales divisions de l'Europe, provinces, villes, bourgs,
abbayes, etc., avec laur signification acutelle en langues vulgaires;
2. Les rechereches les plus ètendues et les plus consciencieuses
sur les origines de la typographie dans toutes les villes, bourgs,
abbayes d'Europe, jusqu'au XIXe siècle exclusivement; 3.
Un dictionnaire français-latin des noms de lieux, destiné
à servir de table.
- Davidson. 1993. Pilgrimage
in the Middle Ages: A Research Guide. BV5067.D38, Lane Rm.
- Forstemann.
1900-1916. Altdeutsches
Namenbuch. 2 v. in 3. Personal & geographical names.
- Friedman. 2000. Trade,
travel, and exploration in the Middle Ages : an encyclopedia
/ editors, John Block Friedman, Kristen Mossler Figg. HF1001 .T7,
Lane Rm.
- Graesse,
Benedict [und] Plechl. 1971. Orbis
Latinus: Lexikon lateinischen geog. Namen. 4th ed. G107 .G8,
Lane Rm. 1909
ed. is on the web.
- Hausner. 1989-. Altdeutsches
Namenbuch: die Uberlieferung der Ortsnamen in Osterreich und Sudtirol
von den Anfangen bis 1200. 15 v.
- Latin
Place Names from Rare Books
and Manuscripts Section of ACRL.
- Mills. 2003. Dictionary
of English Place Names. Rev. and expanded ed.. DA645.M55,
Lane Rm. Spine title Oxford Dictionary of English
Place-Names. Based on the detailed county volumes of the English
Place-Name Society.
- Moreau. 1972. Dictionnaire
de géographie historique de la Gaule et de la France.
DC35 .M67, Info Center.
- Paravicini. 1994. Europaische
Reiseberichte des spaten Mittelalters: eine analytische Bibliographie.
3 v. D113.E86 1994, Lane Rm. Europe--Description
and travel--Bio-bibliography. Europe--History--476-1492--Bio-bibliography.
Europe--History--1492-1648--Bio-bibliography. Middle East--Description
and travel--Bio-bibliography.
- Spittal. 1990. A
reader's guide to the place-names of the United Kingdom : a bibliography
of publications (1920-89) on the place-name of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, and The Channel Islands
/ edited by Jeffrey Spittal and John Field. Z2021.G37.S76, Info
Center.
- Topographie
chretienne des cites de la Gaule, des origines au milieu du VIIIe
siecle. Paris: De Boccard, 1986-. 13 vols. BR133 .F7 T611,
Green Library Stacks.
- Watts. 2004. The
Cambridge dictionary of English place-names: based on the collections
of the English Place-Name Society. DA640 .C36, Lane Rm.
Maps and Atlases
For an introduction see "Maps & Atlases" in Crosby (1985) Medieval
Studies [Z5579.5.C76, Lane Rm.]. The Dept. of Special Collections
maintains a separate database of antiquarian maps it owns; contact
Special Collections. General historical
atlases:
- Bengtson. 1976-. Grosser
historischer Weltatlas / von Hermann Bengtson, Vladimir Miloj*ci*c,
mit Beiträgen von Albrecht Beckh ... et al. 5th ed., 1976-.
G1030 .B38f, Info Center. Perhaps the most detailed
general historical atlas.
- Duby. 2004. Grand
atlas historique : l'histoire du monde en 520 cartes. Nouvelle
éd. G1030 .A86, Info Center.
- Muir. 1962. Muir's
historical atlas, ancient, medieval and modern, comprising Muir's
Atlas of ancient and classical history and Muir's historical atlas,
medieval and modern. 9th ed Edited by R. F. Treharne and Harold
Fullard. G1030 .M38, Info Center.
- Poole. 1896-1902. Historical
atlas of modern Europe from the decline of the Roman empire :
comprising also maps of parts of Asia---and of the New world connected
with European history. G1796 .S1.P6
- Shepherd's
Historical Atlas. 9th ed. 1981. G1030 .S4. Remains an excellent
student's handbook.
There are numerous specialized and national historical atlases
and several relevant subject headings, e.g. Subject (LC): Geography,
Medieval--Maps; Crusades--Maps; Ecclesiastical geography--Maps,
etc. There also also a number of map supplements to The Cambridge
Medieval History, D117.C3, Lane Rm.
- Heussi. 1919. Atlas
zur Kirchengeschichte, 66 karten auf 12 blättern. 2nd
ed.
- Higounet, J.-B. Marquette et Ph. Wolff. 1982-. Atlas
historique des villes de France. Editions du CNRS.
- Jadin et al. 1986. Atlas
zur Kirchengeschichte : die christlichen Kirchen in Geschichte
und Gegenwart : 257 mehrfarbige Karten und schematische Darstellungen
/ Kommentare, ausführliches Register herausgegeben von Hubert
Jedin, Kenneth Scott Latourette [und] Jochen Martin, unter Mitwirkung
zahlreicher Fachgelehrter, bearbeitet von Jochen Martin. Neuausgabe.
Herder. G1046.E4.A8f , Green Stack.
- Miquel. 1985. Atlas
historique de la France. G1835 .E3, Info Center.
- Pinol. 1996. Atlas
historique des villes de France. Publié
dans le cadre du projet Atlas historique des villes européennes,
dirigé par .... Centre de Cultura Contemporània
de Barcelona.
- Reverdy. 1986. Atlas
historique des routes de France. G18144.21.P2.R4, Green Stack.
- Riley-Smith. 1991. Atlas
of the Crusades. G1034 .R5, Lane Rm.
- Romanò. 1996. Abbazie
e monasteri d'Europa: guida illustrata a 480 centri di vita monastica
benedettina.
The Holy Land
There are also many maps limited to Medieval and Early Modern. Browse the shelves or catalog for others:
Travel
& Exploration Books in the Reference Collection includes
references to atlases of early maps including portolani in its section
"Maps and Mapmaking." Also refer to online map information
from Branner
Earth Science Library and Map Collection.
Last modified:
May 15, 2008
|
 |
