Researching Art in the Middle Ages (HC)

See the related research guide, Researching Women and Gender in the Middle Ages, for additional resources. 

The following sources provide overviews of ideas, history and culture important for the study of art in the Middle Ages.  They are a quick way to begin getting background information and to identify some current points of debate.

When using an article in an encyclopedia or handbook, always check the bibliography for further reading at the end of the article. It will provide a selective list of the books, articles, and, frequently, Web resources considered to be the most up-to-date and reliable.

Literature reviews are a particularly useful resource when doing research.  They address the issues involved in a particular question and the debates among scholars.  They map out the intellectual terrain succinctly and give you the major landmarks in terms of key authors and significant titles for greater understanding.