Category Title

Medieval (AD 500 to AD 1485)

A note about categories: 'Literature' refers to literary works produced during the period; 'Historical account' refers to source mat
Analysis' refers to modern historical analyses of the medieval period; and 'Facsimile' refers to facsimiles of medieval works as p

Primary sources (sources created during the medieval era; includes modern collections of primary sources)
Facsimile Benedictional of Saint Aethwold (LE)
Facsimile Kelmscott Chaucer, The (LE)
Facsimile Tractatus de herbis (LE)
Facsimile Le Morte D'Arthur (LE)
Facsimile Life of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr (LE)
Facsimile Luttrell Psalter, The
Facsimile Liber Bestiarum (LE)
Facsimile Holkham Bible, The (LE)
Facsimile St. Albans Psalter (LE)
Facsimile Getty Apocalypse, The (LE)
Facsimile Hereford Mappa Mundi (LE)
Facsimile Winchester Psalter, The (LE)
Facsimile Magna Carta (LE)
Historical account Trial of Joan of Arc, The
Historical account Third Crusade, The
Historical account Third Crusade, The
Historical account Life and Death of Thomas Becket
Historical account Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinal: His Life and Death
Historical account At the Court of the Borgia
Historical account Life of Muhammad, Apostle of Allah
Historical account Contemporary Chronicles of the Hundred Years War
Historical account Travels
Historical account Malleus Maleficarum
Historical account Trial of Joan of Arc, The
Historical account History of the Kings of Britain
Historical account Paintings, Drawings, and Prints
Historical account Life of Charlemagne
Historical account Life of Michelangelo Buonorrati, The
Historical account Universal Spider: The Life of Louis XI of France
Historical account Bayeux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion, The
Historical account Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinal: His life and death
Historical account Magellan's Voyage
Historical account Abelard and Heloise
Historical account Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince, The
Historical account Pastons, A Family in the Wars of the Roses, The
Historical account History of the Kings of Britain
Historical account Pastons, A Family in the Wars of the Roses, The
Historical account Secret Memoirs of a Renaissance Pope
Historical account Secret History, The
Historical account Anglo-Saxon and Medieval England (3 vols.)
Historical account Domesday Book
Historical account Eyewitness Account of the Crusades, An (4 vols.)
Historical account History of the English Church and its People, The
Historical account Notebooks, The (3 vols.)
Historical account History of the Kings of Britain, The
Historical account Chronicles of the Dark Ages (3 vols.)
Historical account Travels of Ibn Battulah, The
Historical account Crusades through Arab Eyes, The
Historical account Chronicle of the Crusades, A
Historical account Medieval Comic Tales
Literature Lancelot and Guinevere
Literature Decameron, The (vol. 1)
Literature Decameron, The (vol. 2)
Literature Canterbury Tales, The (vol. 1)
Literature Canterbury Tales, The (vol. 2)
Literature Book of One Thousand Nights and a Night, The
Literature Canterbury Tales, The (2 vols.)
Literature Decameron, The
Literature Ship of Fools
Literature Book of One Thousand Nights and a Night, The
Literature Beowulf
Literature Canterbury Tales, The
Literature Laxdaela Saga
Literature Exeter Riddle Book, The
Literature Divine Comedy, The
Literature Book of One Thousand Nights and a Night, The
Literature Songs of the Wandering Scholars
Literature Malory's Chronicles of King Arthur (3 vols.)
Literature Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Literature Folk-Tales of the British Isles
Literature Canterbury Tales, The (3 vols.)
Literature Beowulf
Literature Anglo-Saxon Elegies, The
Literature Norse Myths, The
Literature Troilus and Criseyde
Literature Goodman of Paris, The
Literature Bestiary
Literature Inferno
Literature Consolation of Philosophy
Literature Canterbury Tales
Literature British Myths and Legends
Literature Arabian Nights, The
Literature Icelandic Sagas, The (vol. 2)
Literature Legends of King Arthur
Literature Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 3)
Literature Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 4)
Literature Legends of King Arthur (3 vols.)
Literature Adventures of Robin Hood, The
Literature Name of the Rose, The
Literature Icelandic Sagas, The (vol. 1)
Literature Once and Future King, The
Literature Arabian Nights, The (vols. 1-3)
Literature Arabian Nights, The (vols. 4-6)
Literature Book of Margery Kempe, The
Literature Epics of the Middle Ages
Literature Celtic Myths and Legends
Literature Legends of the Grail
Literature Decameron, The (LE)
Literature Purgatorio
Literature Song of Roland, The
Literature Beowulf
Literature Irish Myths and Legends
Literature Piers Plowman
Literature Qu'ran, The

Secondary sources (post-medieval works discussing/analysing the medieval era, including modern literature set in the medieva
Analysis Richard III: The Great Debate
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 1)
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 2)
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 3)
Analysis History of England from 1485 to 1685
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 4)
Analysis Chartres: The Making of a Miracle
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 5)
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 6)
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 7)
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (vol. 8)
Analysis Elizabeth I
Analysis Columbus on Himself
Analysis History of the Crusades
Analysis Saint Joan of Arc
Analysis Kings of England, ever since it was so called
Analysis History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (8 vols.)
Analysis Black Death, The
Analysis Vikings
Analysis Spanish Inquisition, The
Analysis Birth of the Middle Ages: 395-814
Analysis Crucible of the Middle Ages: The Ninth and Tenth Centuries in Europe
Analysis Making of the Middle Ages
Analysis High Middle Ages: 1150-1309
Analysis Waning of the Middle Ages, The
Analysis Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The
Analysis Princes in the Tower, The
Analysis Anglo-Saxon England
Analysis Early Medieval England
Analysis England in the Later Middle Ages
Analysis Medieval People
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 1)
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 2)
Analysis Monks of War: The Military Orders
Analysis Medieval Women
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 3)
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 4)
Analysis Normans
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 5)
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 6)
Analysis Scenes of Medieval Life: Life in a Medieval Castle
Analysis Scenes of Medieval Life: Life in a Medieval City
Analysis Scenes of Medieval Life: Life in a Medieval Village
Analysis Thomas Becket
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 7)
Analysis Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, The (vol. 8)
Analysis Byzantium (3 vols.)
Analysis Trial of the Templars, The
Analysis William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England
Analysis Byzantine Art and Civilisation
Analysis Age of Illumination, The: Early Medieval Art and Civilisation
Analysis Age of Illumination, The: Gothic Art and Civilisation
Analysis Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy, The
Analysis Montaillou
Analysis Richard III
Analysis Leonardo da Vinci
Analysis Cathedrals of England, The: The North and East Anglia
Analysis Cathedrals of England, The: The West and Midlands
Analysis Cathedrals of England, The: The South-East
Analysis Hundred Years War, The
Analysis Rise and Fall of the Medieval Monastery, The
Analysis Charlemagne: Father of a Continent
Analysis Inventions of the Middle Ages, The
Analysis King Arthur: History and Legend
Analysis Saints and Sinners: A History of the Papacy
Analysis Robin Hood
Analysis Chivalry
Analysis Crusader Castles
Analysis Medieval Civilisation
Analysis Religion and the Decline of Magic
Analysis Feudal Society
Analysis Fall of Constantinople, The
Analysis Mohammed and Charlemagne
Analysis Reformation: Europe's House Divided
Analysis Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, The
Literature At the Crossing-Places
Literature King of Middlemarch, The
Literature Sword in the Stone, The
Literature Count Belisaurius
 Author (Last) Author (First) Date of FS publication Date of original publication

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rs to facsimiles of medieval works as part of the Limited Editions programme.

f primary sources)
-- 2001 10th century
Chaucer Geoffrey 2002
-- 2003 15th century
Malory Sir Thomas 2004
Lydgate John 2004 15th century
Brown Michelle 2006 14th century
-- 2006 13th century
-- 2007 14th century
-- 2008 12th century
-- 2012 12th century
-- 2012 13th century
-- 2015? 12th century
-- 2015? 13th century
Scott W. S. (ed.) 1956 15th century
Fenwick Kenneth (ed.) 1957
Ambroise (of Normandy) 1960 12th century
FitzStephen William 1961 12th century
Cavendish George 1962 16th century
Burchard Johann 1963 15th and 16th centuries
Ishaq Ibn 1964 8th century
Thompson Peter E. (ed.) 1965 14th to 15th centuries
Polo Marco 1968 13th century
Sprenger and Kramer 1968 15th century
Scott W. S. (ed.) 1968 15th century
Monmouth Geoffrey of 1969 12th century
Durer Albrecht 1969 15th to 16th centuries
Einhard the Frank 1970 9th century
Vasari Giorgio 1970 16th century
Commynes Philippe de 1973 16th century
Poitiers William of 1973 11th century
Cavendish George 1973 16th century
Pigafetta Antonio 1975 16th century
Abelard Pierre 1977 12th century
Barber Richard (ed.) 1979 14th century
Barber Richard (ed.) 1981 15th century
Monmouth Geoffrey of 1984 12th century
Barber Richard (ed.) 1985 15th century
Piccolimini Aeneas 1988 15th century
Procopius 1990 6th century
-- 1997
-- 2003 11th century
-- 2004
Bede The Venerable 2009 8th century
Vinci Leonardo da 2010 15th and 16th centuries
Monmouth Geoffrey of 2010 12th century
-- 2010
Battulah Ibn 2011 14th century
Maalouf Amin 2011
Mamerot Sebastien 2012
Brewer Derek 2012
Malory Sir Thomas 1953 15th century
Boccaccio Giovanni 1954 14th century
Boccaccio Giovanni 1955 14th century
Chaucer Geoffrey 1956 14th century
Chaucer Geoffrey 1957 14th century
Madrus and Mathers 1958
Chaucer Geoffrey 1966 14th century
Boccaccio Giovanni 1969 14th century
Brant Sebastian 1971 15th century
Madrus and Mathers 1973
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1973 8th to 11th centuries (approx date)
Chaucer Geoffrey 1974 14th century
Magnusson and Palsson (tr.) 1975 13th century
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1978 10th century
Alighieri Dante 1979 14th century
Madrus and Mathers 1980
Waddell Helen 1982 12th to 14th centuries, mainly
Malory Sir Thomas 1982 15th century
Harrison Keith (ed.) 1983 14th century
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1985
Chaucer Geoffrey 1986 14th century
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1986 8th to 11th centuries (approx date)
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1988 10th century
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1989
Chaucer Geoffrey 1990 14th century
Power Eileen (tr.) 1992 14th century
Barber Richard (ed.) 1992 13th century
Alighieri Dante 1998 14th century
Boethius Anicius 1998 6th century
Chaucer Geoffrey 1998 14th century
Barber Richard (ed.) 1998
-- 1999
Magnusson Magnus (tr.) 1999
Barber Richard (ed.) 2000
Hodgkin Thomas 2001
Hodgkin Thomas 2001
Barber Richard (ed.) 2001
Green Roger 2001
Eco Umberto 2001
Magnusson Magnus (tr.) 2002
White T. H. 2003
 Madrus and Mathers 2003
Madrus and Mathers 2003
Kempe Margery 2004 15th century
Barber Richard (ed.) 2005
-- 2006
Barber Richard (ed.) 2007
Boccaccio Giovanni 2007 14th century
Alighieri Dante 2007 14th century
Moncrieff C. K. (tr.)
Heaney Seamus 2010 8th to 11th centuries (approx date)
Gregory Lady Augusta 2011
Langland William 2014 14th century
-- ?

g modern literature set in the medieval era)

Kendall Paul (ed.) 1965
Gibbon Edward 1983
Gibbon Edward 1984
Gibbon Edward 1985
Macaulay Thomas 1985
Gibbon Edward 1986
Ward Colin 1986
Gibbon Edward 1987
Gibbon Edward 1988
Gibbon Edward 1989
Gibbon Edward 1990
Perry Maria 1990
Fernandez-Armes Felipe 1992
Runciman Steven 1994
Sackville-West Vita 1995
Glover and Miles 1995
Gibbon Edward 1995
Ziegler Philip 1997
Jones Gwyn 1997
Kamen Henry 1998
Moss Henry 1998
Barraclough Geoffrey 1998
Southern R. W. 1998
Mundy J. H. 1998
Huzinga Johan 1998
Hibbert John 1998
Weir Alison 1998
Blair Peter 1999
Clanchy M. T. 1999
Keen M. H. 1999
Power Eileen 1999
Hodgkin Thomas 2000
Hodgkin Thomas 2000
Seward Desmond 2000
Power Eileen 2001
Hodgkin Thomas 2001
Hodgkin Thomas 2001
Douglas David 2002
Hodgkin Thomas 2002
Hodgkin Thomas 2002
Gies Joseph & Frances 2002
Gies Joseph & Frances 2002
Gies Joseph & Frances 2002
Barlow Frank 2002
Hodgkin Thomas 2003
Hodgkin Thomas 2003
Norwich John Julius 2003
Barber Malcolm 2003
Douglas David 2004
Runciman Steven 2004
Henderson George 2004
Henderson George 2004
Burckhardt Jacob 2004
Ladurie Emmanuel Le Roy 2004 13th century
Kendall Paul 2005
Clarke Kenneth 2005
Pevsner Nikolaus 2005
Pevsner Nikolaus 2005
Pevsner Nikolaus 2005
Burne Alfred 2005
Brooke Christopher 2006
Barbero Alessandro 2006
Frugoni Chiara 2007
Matthews John & Caitlin 2007
Duffy Eamon 2009
Holt J. C. 2010
Keen Maurice 2010
Lawrence T. E. 2010
Le Goff Jacques 2011
Thomas Keith 2012 15th and 16th centuries
Bloch Marc 2012
Runciman Steven 2013
Pirenne Henri 2013
MacCulloch Diarmaid 2013
Mortimer Ian 2013
Crossley-Holland Kevin 2010
Crossley-Holland Kevin 2010
Crossley-Holland Kevin 2010
Graves Robert 2010
Notes

Facsimile of a 10th century Anglo-Saxon-era benedictional (a collection of blessings to be used during the Mass)
Facsimile of the Kelmscott Chaucer, an exemplar of the Arts and Crafts movement
Facsimile of a 15th century medicinal treatise

Facsimile of John Lydgate's Life of Saint Edmund

Facsimile of the Luttrell Psalter
Facsimile of a medieval bestiary (MS Bodley 764)
Facsimile of a 14th century Bible with extensive illustrations of 14th century England (text is in Norman French)
Facsimile of the St. Albans Psalter (collection of the psalms)
Facsimile of the Getty Apocalypse, with copious illustrations of the end of the world as foretold by the Book of Revelation
Facsimile of the Hereford Mappa Mundi, a "map of the world" centred on Jerusalem, showing Europe, Africa, and Asia
Facsimile of the Winchester Psalter, famous for its miniature illuminations depicting the life of Christ
Facsimile of the Magna Carta, considered one of the bulwarks of English civil law
Translation of documents from Joan of Arc's trial
Collection of accounts of the Third Crusade (1189-1192); notable for the presence of Richard I of England and Philip II of Franc
Account of the exploits of Richard I of England, originally written in French verse
Contemporary biography and account of the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
Contemporary biography of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII's lord chancellor
Contemporary account of Rome under Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) by a member of the papal court
Early biographer of Muhammad
Collected eyewitness accounts of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
Marco Polo's accounts of his travels through Europe and Asia in the late 13th century
An "inquisitor's manual" designed to help inquisitors root out heresy and witchcraft
Translation of documents from Joan of Arc's trial
A history of Britain from Brutus to the reign of Arthur (a major source for many of the Arthurian legends)
Collection of Durer's work, which marked a major turning point in medieval European art
Contemporary biography of the life of Charlemagne
Selections about Michelangelo's life, taken from Vasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
Contemporary history of the life of Louis XI of France
Contemporary account of the Norman invasion of England in 1066
Contemporary biography of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII's lord chancellor
Contemporary account of Magellan's voyage to the Indies
Collection of correspondence between Peter Abelard, a major theologian of the 12th century, and Heloise, his one-time lover an
Collection of contemporary accounts of the campaigns of the Black Prince (son of Edward III of England) in France during the H
Letters written between members of the Paston family of England during the 15th century
A history of Britain from Brutus to the reign of Arthur (a major source for many of the Arthurian legends)
Letters written between members of the Paston family of England during the 15th century
Memoirs written by Pope Pius II
Contemporary historian of the age of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his general, Belisarius
Collections of primary source materials from the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods in England
Translation of Domesday Book, undertaken on the orders of William the Conqueror following the Norman Conquest
Selection of contemporary accounts from various of the crusades undertaken in the medieval period
Medieval history of the history of the English Church from the 6th to 8th centuries
Translations of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks
A history of Britain from Brutus to the reign of Arthur (a major source for many of the Arthurian legends)
Primary sources from the Anglo-Saxon period
Diary of Ibn Battulah, who travelled across most of the Islamic world and parts of Europe
Collection of contemporary Muslim accounts of the Crusades
Collection of primary sources pertaining to the Crusades
Contains primary source materials pertaining to comic tales popular in the medieval period
Presumably selections concerning Lancelot and Guinevere from Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur
Romantic novellas concerning life in medieval Italy
Romantic novellas concerning life in medieval Italy
Tales concerning life in medieval England, often satirical
Tales concerning life in medieval England, often satirical

Tales concerning life in medieval England, often satirical

Romantic novellas concerning life in medieval Italy
Translation of a German satirical work ridiculing what Brant perceived as the vices and laxity of his era

Old English epic poem

Tales concerning life in medieval England, often satirical
Part of the Icelandic sagas
Anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry, often with bawdy punchlines
Epic Italian poem charting Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise

Poems written by medieval students and scholars during the medieval era
Malory's epic collation of the stories comprising the Arthurian legends
Middle English poem concerning the adventures of Sir Gawain (of Arthurian legend) against the Green Knight
Contains some folk tales from the medieval era
Tales concerning life in medieval England, often satirical
Old English epic poem
Collection of short Anglo-Saxon poems from the Exeter Riddle Book
Contains myths from the medieval era
Middle English poem telling the tragic story of Troilius and Criseyde during the Siege of Troy
Parisian manual on how a woman should run and maintain her household
Facsimile of Bodleian Library MS 764, a bestiary of the 13th century
The first third of Dante's Comedy
Boethius' Neoplatonist work combining classical philosophy with medieval theology; the first major work of the medieval era
Tales concerning life in medieval England, often satirical
Contains some medieval myths and legends

20th century children's story concerning Robin Hood

20th century murder mystery set in 15th century Italy

Children's stories centred around Arthur and Merlin

Autobiography of an English female mystic who travelled extensively through England and Europe
Collection of medieval epics

Collection of legends pertaining to the Holy Grail

Romantic novellas concerning life in medieval Italy
Second third of Dante's Comedy

Old English epic poem

Contains some medieval legends
Middle English poem; very similar to Dante's Comedy

Contains accounts regarding Richard III's reign by Sir Thomas More and Horace Walpole
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries

Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Contemporary historical analysis of the construction and significance of Chartres Cathedral
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Modern analysis of the reign of Elizabeth I
Modern analysis of Christopher Columbus
Modern analysis of the crusading period in medieval Europe
Modern biography on Joan of Arc
Accounts of the kings of England
Covers the Roman Empire (both West and East) from the late first century to the sixteenth centuries
Modern analysis of the impact of the Black Death (1347-1350)
Modern analysis of the Vikings
Modern analysis of the Inquisition in Spain from the 15th to the 18th centuries

Modern analysis of the lives of Richard III's nephews and his seizure of power in the 15th century

General introduction to the society of medieval Europe

Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Historical overview of the monastic orders and their role within the Crusades
General introduction to the role of women in medieval Europe
Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Modern historical analysis of the Normans in the medieval era
Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen

Modern biography of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury

Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Modern analysis of the impacts of the 'barbarian' invasions in the Western and Eastern Roman Empires from the 4th to 9th cen
Modern overview of the Byzantine Empire
Modern analysis of the trial of the Templars in the 13th century during the reign of Philip IV of France
Biography of William the Conqueror and an analysis of the Norman impact upon England in the 11th and 12th centuries
Analysis of the art and influence of the Byzantine Empire
Analysis of the art and influence of medieval Europe
Analysis of the art and influence of medieval Europe
Historical overview of Italy's transition to the Renaissance and the Italian Renaissance itself
Analysis of the Cathar heresy in southern France in the 13th century: contains many extracts from original inquisitorial records
Biography of Richard III
Biography of Leonardo da Vinci
Overview of the design, construction, and enduring influence of cathedrals in England
Overview of the design, construction, and enduring influence of cathedrals in England
Overview of the design, construction, and enduring influence of cathedrals in England
Modern analysis of the Hundred Years War
Modern analysis of the monastic influence on medieval Europe
Biography of Charlemagne
General introduction to the medieval period by way of inventions dating from the medieval era
Historical analysis of the Arthurian legends and the evidence for a historical Arthur
Biographies of the popes from St Peter to the 21st century
Modern analysis of the Robin Hood stories and arguments for a "historical" Robin Hood in the 13th century
Modern analysis of the concept of chivalry and knights in medieval Europe
Lawrence's work on crusader castles in the Middle East
General introduction to the medieval period
Modern analysis of the impact of the Reformation on the decline of magic in late medieval and early Reformation England
Historical overview of the rise and structures of the medieval feudal system
Analysis of the fall of Constantinople (1453)
The "Pirenne thesis" that Islam provided the catalyst for the development of medieval Europe
Historical overview of the Reformation on a pan-European scale, covering the 15th to 17th centuries
Layman's introduction to many of the basic concepts of life in medieval England
Modern children's book based on the Arthurian legends
Modern children's book based on the Arthurian legends
Modern children's book based on the Arthurian legends
Modern novel focusing on Count Belisarius, general of Justinian I of Byzantium (6th century)
d Philip II of France, set against Saladin

one-time lover and later abbess

ance during the Hundred Years War
medieval era
he 4th to 9th centuries
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Category Title
Renaissance (AD 1485 to AD 1603)
A note about categories: 'Literature' refers to literary works produced during the period; 'Historical account' refers to source mat
Analysis' refers to modern historical analyses of the medieval period; and 'Facsimile' refers to facsimiles of medieval works as p

Primary sources (sources created during the Renaissance era; includes modern collections of primary sources)
Facsimile Norton Facsimile, The: The First Folio of Shakespeare (LE)
Facsimile Queen Mary Atlas, The (LE)
Facsimile Liber Bestiarum (LE)
Facsimile King Henry's Prayer Book (LE)
Facsimile Fitzwilliam Book of Hours, The (LE)
Facsimile King Henry's Map of the British Isles (LE)
Facsimile Music for King Henry (LE)
Historical account At the Court of the Borgia
Historical account Siege of Malta: 1565
Historical account Paintings, Drawings, and Prints
Historical account Life of Michelangelo Buonorrati, The
Historical account History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh
Historical account Thomas Wolsey, late Cardinal: His life and death
Historical account Magellan's Voyage
Historical account Secret Memoirs of a Renaissance Pope
Historical account Lives of the Artists, The
Historical account Notebooks, The (3 vols.)
Historical account Chronicles
Literature Sonnets
Literature Romeo and Juliet
Literature Macbeth
Literature Antony and Cleopatra
Literature Hamlet
Literature Othello
Literature King Lear
Literature Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Literature Richard II
Literature Sonnets
Literature Love's Labour Lost
Literature As You Like It
Literature Astrophel and Stella
Literature Romeo and Juliet
Literature Taming of the Shrew, The
Literature Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Literature Richard III
Literature Sonnets
Literature Julius Caesar
Literature Othello
Literature Sonnets
Literature All's Well that Ends Well
Literature Antony and Cleopatra
Literature Measure for Measure
Literature Macbeth
Literature Henry IV (pt. 1)
Literature Twelfth Night
Literature Henry VI (pts. 1-3)
Literature Troilius and Cressida
Literature Comedy of Errors
Literature Prince, The
Literature Titus Andronicus
Literature Tempest, The
Literature Utopia
Literature Sonnets
Literature King John
Literature King Lear
Literature Merry Wives of Windsor, The
Literature In Praise of Folly
Literature Henry VIII
Literature Two Gentlemen of Verona
Literature Merchant of Venice, The
Literature Henry IV (pt. 2)
Literature Coriolanus
Literature Henry V
Literature Cymbeline
Literature Much Ado About Nothing
Literature Timon of Athens
Literature Folio Shakespeare, The (37 vols.)
Literature Folk-Tales of the British Isles
Literature Complete Plays, The (6 vols.)
Literature Complete Plays, The (8 vols.)
Literature Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Literature Essays, or Counsels Civil and Moral
Literature Essays (3 vols.)
Literature Prince, The
Literature Letterpress Shakespeare, The (37 vols.)
Literature Sonnets
Literature Faerie Queene, The (LE)

Secondary sources (post-Renaissance works discussing/analysing the Renaissance era, including modern literature set in the
Analysis Private Lives of the Tudor Monarchs, The
Analysis Introductions to Shakespeare
Analysis History of England from 1485 to 1685
Analysis Elizabeth I
Analysis England Under the Tudors
Analysis Spanish Inquisition, The
Analysis Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: The Florentine Renaissance
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: The Flowering of the Renaissance
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: Renaissance in Europe
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: Europe from Renaissance to Reformation
Analysis Story of the Renaissance, The: Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance
Analysis Defeat of the Spanish Armada, The
Analysis Mary, Queen of Scots
Analysis Henry VIII
Analysis Shakespeare's Life and World
Analysis Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy, The
Analysis Leonardo da Vinci
Analysis Elizabeth I
Analysis Elizabethan Under-World, The
Analysis Michelangelo
Analysis Saints and Sinners: A History of the Papacy
Analysis Religion and the Decline of Magic
Analysis Elizabethan Age, The (4 vols.)
Analysis Renaissance, The: Studies in Art and Poetry
Analysis Reformation: Europe's House Divided
 Author (Last) Author (First) Date of FS publication Date of original publication

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ers to facsimiles of medieval works as part of the Limited Editions programme.

ons of primary sources)

Shakespeare William 2001 16th to 17th centuries
Barber Peter 2005 16th century
-- 2006 13th century
-- 2008 16th century
-- 2009 16th century
-- 2009 16th century
-- 2009 16th century
Burchard Johann 1963 15th and 16th centuries
Balbi di Correggi Francisco 1965 16th century
Durer Albrecht 1969 15th to 16th centuries
Vasari Giorgio 1970 16th century
Bacon Francis 1971 16th century
Cavendish George 1973 16th century
Pigafetta Antonio 1975 16th century
Piccolimini Aeneas 1988 15th century
Vasari Giorgio 1993 16th century
Vinci Leonardo da 2010 15th and 16th centuries
Holinshed Raphael 2011 16th century
Shakespeare William 1947 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1950 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1951 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1952 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1954 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1955 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1956 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1957 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1958 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1958 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1959 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1959 16th to 17th centuries
Sidney Sir Philip 1959 16th century
Shakespeare William 1960 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1960 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1961 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1961 16th to 17th centuries
Buonorrati Michelangelo 1961
Shakespeare William 1962 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1962 16th to 17th centuries
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Shakespeare William 1963 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1963 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1964 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1964 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1965 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1966 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1967 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1968 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1969 16th to 17th centuries
Machiavelli Niccolo 1970 16th century
Shakespeare William 1970 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1971 16th to 17th centuries
More Sir Thomas 1972 16th century
Shakespeare William 1972 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1973 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Erasmus Desiderius 1974 16th century
Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1974 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1975 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1975 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1975 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1976 16th to 17th centuries
Crossley-Holland Kevin 1985
Shakespeare William 1988 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 1997 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 2001 16th to 17th centuries
Bacon Francis 2002 16th and 17th centuries
Montaigne Michel de 2006 16th century
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Shakespeare William 2007-2013 16th to 17th centuries
Shakespeare William 2011 16th to 17th centuries
Spenser Edmund 2011 16th century

, including modern literature set in the Renaissance era)

Falkus Christopher (ed.) 1974
-- 1977
Macaulay Thomas 1985
Perry Maria 1990
Elton G. R. 1997
Kamen Henry 1998
Hibbert John 1998
Cronin Vincent 2001
Cronin Vincent 2001
Hale J. R. 2001
Elton G. R. 2001
Penrose Boies 2001
Mattingly Garrett 2002
Fraser Antonia 2004
Scarisbruck John 2004
Duncan-Jones Katherine 2004
Burckhardt Jacob 2004
Clarke Kenneth 2005
Neale J. E. 2005
Salgado Gamini 2006
Hibberd Howard 2007
Duffy Eamon 2009
Thomas Keith 2012
Rowse A. L. 2012
Pater Walter 2013
MacCulloch Diarmaid 2013
Notes

Produced by Mary I as a wedding present for her husband, Philip II of Spain

Facsimile of MS Bodley 764

Facsimile of a music book produced to celebrate Henry's wedding to Catherine of Aragon

Firsthand account of the reign of Alexander VI by a member of the papal court
Firsthand account of the Great Siege of Malta, when the Ottomans besieged the Knights Hospitallier on Malta

Taken from Vasari's Lives of the Great Artists

Contemporary biography of Henry VII
Contemporary biography of Wolsey's life and fall from grace
Contemporary account of Magellan's voyage to the Indies
Autobiography of Pius II

Contemporary 'history book' for the British Isles: provided Shakespeare with materials for his history plays

Collection of sonnets and songs

Covers the political situation of Renaissance Italy; often seen as a satirical work

Satirical work gently poking fun at Renaissance ideals of the 'perfect' society

Satirical work criticising the Church: major work heralding the Reformation

Collection of essays on topics contemporary to 16th and 17th century England

Collection of essays on a diverse range of topics
Covers the political situation of Renaissance Italy; often seen as a satirical work

English epic poem celebrating Elizabeth I

Biography

Modern reframing of the Inquisition challenging the popular notion that the Inquisition was 'evil' and widespread
Modern history of the Medici family and the fortunes of Florence
Biography
Biography
Combination biography and analysis of Shakespeare
Major 19th century historical work that advocated the idea of an 'Italian' Renaissance
Biography
Biography

Biography
History of the Papacy
Analysis of the impact of the Reformation on the development of a 'Protestant' mentality and the movement away from Catholic

Pater's collected personal essays on the influence of the Renaissance in art and literature
Major pan-European analysis of the impact of the Reformation on European society, from the 15th to 17th centuries