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Medieval Digital Collections

Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
Facsimiles of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other materials published in the English language. Search by title, author, or subject, or use advanced search to look for specific types of works (prose, recipes, songs, etc.), including illustration types (portraits, maps, etc.). Coverage dates: 1473-1700.
Early English Books Online: Text Creation Partnership This link opens in a new window
Transcriptions of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other materials published in the English language. Search by title, author, or subject, or use advanced search to look for specific types of works (prose, recipes, songs, etc.), including illustration types (portraits, maps, etc.). Coverage dates: 1473-1700.
Medieval Family Life This link opens in a new window
This resource contains full color images of the original medieval manuscripts that comprise family letter collections from The Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stonor, and Armburgh Papers along with some searchable transcripts from the printed editions.
Medieval Travel Writing This link opens in a new window
Manuscripts of European travel writing from the later medieval period. The chief focus is on journeys to central Asia and the Far East, including accounts of travel to Mongolia, Persia, India, China, and South-East Asia. Coverage: 1200s to 1500s
Parker Library on the Web This link opens in a new window
An interactive, web-based workspace designed to support use and study of the manuscripts in the historic Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Patrologia Latina This link opens in a new window
Covers the works of the Latin Fathers from Tertullian to the death of Pope Innocent III. Covers most major and minor Latin authors, and contains the most influential works of late ancient and early medieval theology, philosophy, history, and literature.
Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 This link opens in a new window
Information about North America, Central America, South America, the Arctic, Antarctica, and the West Indies, published across the globe.This collection of many hard-to-find primary sources covers society, politics, culture, religious beliefs, and contemporary opinions, at home and abroad.
As well, included are original accounts of exploration, pioneering, settlement, the Western movement, military actions, Native Americans, slavery, and abolition. Coverage: 1500 to 1926.

UNM Digital Primary Sources

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Database Titles for Primary Source / Digitized Collections

Art as Primary Sources

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
Includes images across the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching. Related: JSTOR - now includes ARTstor content.
Index of Medieval Art This link opens in a new window
Index to medieval iconography and works of art, including manuscripts, metalwork, and paintings. Includes provenance information, bibliographical references, and photographic reproductions. Coverage: early apostolic to 1500s.