“Fruitur tamen aetas nostra beneficio praecedentis, et saepe plura novit, non suo quidem praecedens ingenio, sed innitens viribus alienis, et opulenta doctrina Patrum.” -John of Salisbury, Metalogicon, III.iv
The Medievalist's Toolkit focuses on general reference tools–dictionaries,
directories, and data–needed by working medievalists and available
online. It catalogues the meta-sites that will get you started,
regardless of your particular field of interest. The site reflects my linguistic training and background in Western European history, i.e., specialists may find less here on Byzantium, literature, and the arts than they desire. If there are sites you would like to recommend, please
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