Here are some useful sources of information in our library about notable people who lived during the middle ages.We have many books about the middle ages and a few of them are listed below. We also have many online resources for your research. See below for access to the online resources.
Above: An engraving of Marco Polo.
Below: An engraving of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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PRINT RESOURCES
Note: If you browse along the shelves near these books you will find many more books about the same topics. Reference Section
REF 031 WOR World Book Encylopedia
REF 909.07 BIN An Age of Empires 1200-1750
REF 909.07 KNI Middle Ages (50 biographies of notable people from the middle ages)
REF 940.1 CAN The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
92 section for individual biographies, including:
92 CLE Cleopatra
92 ELE Eleanor of Aquitaine
92 JOA Joan of Arc
92 POL Marco Polo
92 SAL Saladin
920 In this section there are books that include many biographies in one book, including:
920 ASH Herstory: Women Who Changed the World
920 GRO Great Explorers
920 HOP Six Medieval Women
909.07 and 940.1 areas have many history books about the middle ages, including:
909.07 HAN The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History
940.1 Medieval Lives: Eight Charismatic Men and Women of the Middle Ages
ONLINE RESOURCES
Follow this path to gain access to many online resources:MyPDS to Library to Research
On the Research page you will see links to library catalogs, online encyclopedias, databases, and E books. Go to the tables to see the links to these resources and the user names and passwords you will need to access them from off campus.Online Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Grolier Online
E Books
