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The Dictionary of the Middle Ages is a 13-volume encyclopedia of the Middle Ages published by the American Council of Learned Societies between 1982 and 1989. It was first conceived and started in 1975 with American medieval historian Joseph Strayer of Princeton University as editor-in-chief.
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages (ODMA) is a four-volume dictionary of the Middle Ages published by Oxford University Press. It contains over 5,000 entries concerning European history and culture from AD 500 to 1500 as well as topics related to the Byzantine Empire , Islamic history , and medieval Asia . [ 1 ]
Comment: I recently read on a popular Medievalists list a discussion of Wikipedia and someone mentioned why bother when there is the Dictionary of the Middle Ages. In many respects this is what Wikipedia's Medieval section could be, covering over 100,000 people/places/things. An excellent reference. --Stbalbach 09:13, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
' Lexicon of the Middle Ages '; LMA or LexMA) is a German encyclopedia on the history and culture of the Middle Ages. Written by authors from all over the world, it comprises more than 36,000 articles in 9 volumes. Historically the works range from Late Antiquity to about 1500, covering the Byzantine Empire and the Arab world.
Drama from the Middle Ages to the Early Twentieth Century: An Anthology of Plays with Old Spelling. [178] Edited by Christopher J. Wheatley. [179] Early Travels in Palestine (1848). [180] By English antiquarian and writer Thomas Wright (1810–1877). [181] [182] Egyptian tales and romances: pagan, Christian and Muslim (1931). [183]
In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages, the period of history from around the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions ...
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery .
Middle Ages c. AD 500 – 1500 A medieval stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180, depicting the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative Including Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Key events Fall of the Western Roman Empire Spread of Islam Treaty of Verdun East–West Schism Crusades Magna Carta Hundred Years' War Black Death Fall of ...