Textbook & background information

To locate useful background information on an author, text or events, consult one of the following encyclopedias:

Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Joseph R. Strayer (Editor); American Council of Learned Societies Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: D114 .D5 1982 (Main Library - Reference Area )
Multi-volume encyclopedia covering all topics on the Middle Ages.
Lexikon des Mittelalters
Call Number: D101.5 .L4 (Main Library - Reference Area)
Multi-volume dictionary of the Middle Ages in German.