The Canterbury Tales and Its Times Library Research Guide McShain Library La Salle College High School 8605 Cheltenham Avenue Wyndmoor, PA 19038-7199 215-233-2911 SCOPE OR BACKGROUND

SCOPE OR BACKGROUND This research guide lists a selected guide to resources available in our library on the topic of life in during the time of the Canterbury Tales. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of tales written in verse and set in the late 1300’s. The collection was begun around 1386. This era is called medieval times or the time of the middle ages. . The Middle Ages is the period between ancient and modern times in Western Europe. It extends from the end of the Roman Empire (from about A.D. 400’s) to the 1500’s. INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC “Canterbury Tales” in Literature and Its Times, vol. 1, p. 64 – 70. R 809 LIT

KEY DATES AND TIMES Black Death – 1300s A.D. (CE) Crusades – 1096 – 1270 A.D. (CE) Feudal Europe – 900s – 1000s A.D. (CE) High Middle Ages – between 1000s and the late 1200s A.D. (CE) Late Middle Ages – 1300s – 1500s A.D. (CE)

Timelines on File: the Ancient and Medieval World (Prehistory – 1500 CE). R 902 TIM Scarre, Christopher. Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World. R 930 SMI

KEYWORDS FOR SEARCHES Chaucer, Geoffrey Medieval Middle ages

BROWSE FOR BOOKS USING THESE CALL NUMBERS Middle Ages, Europe – 940.1 Chaucer, Geoffrey – 821.1, 821.5 Religion – 200s

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GRAPHICS, MAPS, DIAGRAMS, CHARTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ETC. Curriculum Resource Center http://www.fofweb.com?Direct2.asp?ID=11900&ItemID=WE51 Historical Maps I. R 911 HIS World History: the Expanding World (300 to 1750) R 909.07 WOR

ATLASES Matthew, Donald. Atlas of Medieval Europe. R 911.4 MAT

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS Strayer, Joseph. Dictionary of the Middle Ages, 13 vols. R 909.07 DIC

HISTORY Bark, William. The Civilization of the Middle Ages. 940.1 AGE Nardo, Don. The Black Death. 614.4 BLA Strayer, Joseph. Western Europe in the Middle Ages. 940.1 STR Ziegler, Philip. The Black Death. 940.17 ZIE BIOGRAPHICAL RESOURCES Biography Resource Center (Gale Group) This database contains biographies and articles on over 185,000 famous and notable people from all places and time periods. http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/pl6058

Encyclopedia of World Biography R 920.02 MAC

RELIGION “Alchemy” in Encyclopedia of Religion, vol. 1, p. 196. R 200.3 ENC Chadwick, Henry. “The Medieval Church” in Atlas of the Christian Church. R 200 ATL Encyclopedia of Religion – check index on “Middle ages” R 200.3 ENC Jedin, Hubert. History of the Church: the Medieval and Reformation Church. 270 HIS v2. ‘Roman Catholic Pilgrimages in Europe” in Encyclopedia of Religion, vol. 11, p. 330 – 332. R 200.3 ENC

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DAILY LIFE Daily Life Online and World Cultures This database has a wealth of information on daily life of common people in Medieval Europe. http://dailylife.greenwood.com/login.asp

Blockmans, Wim. Games and Sports. 790 GAM Bowler, Gerry. The Encyclopedia of Christmas. R 394.266 BOW Burke, John. Life in the Castle in Medieval England. 942 BUR Gies, Joseph. Life in a Medieval Castle. 940.1 GIE Hartman, Gertrude. Medieval Days and Ways. 940.1 HAR Home, Gordon. Medieval London. 942.421 HOM Kiple, Kenneth. The Cambridge World History of Food. R 641.309 CAM Norris, Herbert. Tudor Custom and Fashion. 391.009 NOR Power, Eileen. Medieval People. 940.1 POW Stevens, Patricia. Merry Christmas: A History of the Holiday. 394.2 STE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Gies, Frances. Cathedral, Forge and Water Wheel: Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages. 609.4 GIE Historical Inventions on File. R 609 HIS James, Peter. Ancient Inventions. R 609. JAM Spangenburg, Ray. The History of Science. 509 SPA White, Lynn. Medieval Technology and Social Change. 940.1 WHI

ART AND ARCHITECTURE Swaan, Wim. Art and Architecture of the Late Middle Ages. 723.5 SWA Parker, Muriel. Illuminated Letter Designs of the Historiated Style of the Middle Ages. 745.6 PAR Saalam, Howard. Medieval Tile Designs. 738.609 MED Smith, A. G. Gargoyles and Medieval Monsters. 398.24 SMI

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PERIODICALS THAT OFTEN CONTAIN RELEVANT ARTICLES Archaeology – available in the library History Today – available in the library

PERIODICAL INDEXES EBSCOhost Master File Premier (available through the Power Library) see the “Internet Databases – Home Access” research guide for more information or the library web site. http://www.lschs.org/library/ .

FICTION AND NONFICITION BOOKS RELATED TO THE TOPIC Guerber, H. Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages. 809.915 GUE Goodrich, Norma. The Medieval Myths. 808.81 GOO Cawley, A.C. Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays. 822.08 EVE Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales: and Illustrated Edition. 821 CHA Hopper, Vincent. Medieval Mystery Plays, Morality Plays and Interludes. 822.08 MED

CHAUCER Bloom, Harold. ed. The Knight’s Tale. 821.5 CHA Bloom, Harold. ed. The Pardoner’s Tale. 821.5 CHA Davis, Norman. A Chaucer Glossary. 821.1 DAV Kokeritz, Helge. A Guide to Chaucer’s Pronunciation. 821.1 KO West. Richard. Chaucer, 1340-1400: the life and times of the first English Poet. 821.1 CHA

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS Suzuki, Hajime. The Silk Road: and Ancient World of Adventure. AV 951 SIL Bergman, Ingmar. The Seventh Seal. AV 808.2 BER

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