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Web Sites

Medieval Love Songs -- Great site for information on poets and some poems with translations
Boethius: Consolation of Philosophy -- This text was very influential in the Middle Ages; this site directs you to the text as well as gives information about it and Boethius
Courtly Love (general note). -- What it says; the short article sums up the issues and "rules"
Troubadours & Instruments -- Some good information, though quotations from poems/songs are in the original languages
Anthology of Middle English Literature (1350-1485) -- Includes anonymous as well as known authors, several genres (including lyric)
UC Research: Light shed on medieval German troubadour -- Summary of a professor's research on Heinrich von Morungen, includes some information on Middle High German poetry

Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library -- Site with a lot of information and links on medieval life, art, history; includes glossary
NM's Creative Impulse..Medieval -- A truly impressive collection of sites on a wide variety of medieval topics
FRENCH MIDDLE AGES ON THE WEB -- Specifically French, but not all the sites are in French; a good place to start if you're looking for Old French and Occitan material
Labyrinth Home Page -- A key scholarly site for medieval topics links

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry -- Illustrations from a Book of Hours (prayer book), one of the most lavishly and richly illustrated manuscripts from the 15th century
Archive of Tapestries Homepage -- Includes information on tapestry from ancient to modern
Book of Kells images -- Another lavishly illustrated manuscript of the Middle Ages, this one from Ireland, about 9th century

Classical MIDI Archives: Other -- Music of the 14th century; you can listen online
Early Music FAQ -- Another site with online recordings
The Internet Renaissance Band -- Clips from medieval and renaissance music; listen online
Medieval and Renaissance Instruments -- Information on the various instruments, with pictures
Classical Insites: Conservatory: Historical Periods: Medieval - Classical Insites -- Miscellaneous recordings of medieval music, with information on styles

EXEMPLARIA -- Home page for this journal on medieval topics; provides tables of contents for all volumes, but articles are not online
home PAGE -- Another fun site, for a Renaissance magazine aimed at a popular, not scholarly, audience; it includes recommended reading on various topics and reviews of music
MLA Style -- Covers electronic sources only; see MLA 4th edition printed guide for complete style models