Research Guides: HIST 1110-08H (Honors): Origins of the Modern World to 1500: Home

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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL). A growing collection of reference books. Subjects include history, philosophy, religion, science, business, careers, literature, law, medicine, education, and more....more.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Search the online counterpart of the 34-volume Dictionary of Art (1996). To see other reference works included, click the "more" link This database has 4-5 simultaneous users. ...more.

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Search for books and eBooks using the Saint Louis University Libraries' Catalog.

Find Journal Articles

Search for scholarly journal articles using SLUth Search Plus. SLUth searches more than 50 library databases, including several history databases (JSTOR, Project Muse), a major art database (Art Full Text), and the SLU Libraries Catalog.

Note: International Medieval Bibliography and Iter Bibliography are not included in SLUth Search Plus, so they need to be searched individually.

International Medieval Bibliography This link opens in a new window
1967-present. Covers the European Middle Ages (c. 400-1500) by indexing articles from about 4,500 journals, essays from Festschriften, conference proceedings, etc....more.
Iter Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Iter indexes secondary source articles about the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700)....more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and diverse primary sources. Due to its archival nature, JSTOR does not include current or recent issues of journals.

SLU has access to all JSTOR archival journals and primary source content through the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection. Click here for a complete list of the included collections...more.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Premium collection provides full-text access to 600+ current, scholarly journals from over 200 university and not-for-profit presses primarily in the areas of humanities and social sciences with some in science, technology, and mathematics.....more.

Note: Bibliography of the History of Art is not included in SLUth Search Plus, so it needs to be searched individually.

Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
1977-present. Includes journal articles, yearbooks, and museum bulletins covering every type of art including advertising, antiques, history, computer art, graphic arts, and more....more.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) This link opens in a new window
1975 - 2007. An archive only database as of April 2010, it combines Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) and the Répertoire international de la littérature de l'art (RILA) into a searchable whole. Coverage includes history of the fine, decorative, and applied arts in Europe and the New World from late antiquity to the present....more.