Look in the catalog under  "Civilization, Medieval"; "Medieval"; "Renaissance"; "Middle Ages"; "Chivalry"; "Knights"; "Castles"; "Cookery, European--History"; "Food Habits--Europe--History"; and related terms.  If you wish to browse the shelves go directly to 940.1 or 942-942.055 in the adult section and 940.1 in the Juvenile section.  Since our books change continually, the following books are only suggestions.

Reference Collection:  These materials do not circulate but you may make copies of the articles.  We charge .15 per page.
  History Reference Center  Choose General Reference from the main Power Library Menu

The Cambridge Medieval History 9 v. REF 940.1 CAM
Food in Medieval Times REF 641.3 ADA
The shorter Cambridge Medieval History 2 v. REF 940.1 P
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages by Matthew Bunson REF 940.1 BUN
Medieval Wordbook REF 940.1 COS
Women in the Middle Ages REF 305.409 WOM 2 v.

Internet Sources:
Look in Web Feet REF 025.04 WEB at the reference desk in the library for selected sites on the Middle Ages.  Web Feet breaks the sites into topics such as Art and Architecture,
Daily Life, History, Literature, Science and Mathematics.

Selected Medieval Internet sites:
Castles of Britain Daily life in castles of the Middle Ages in England.
The Black Death  Plague and Disease in the Middle Ages.
The Black Death  This site offers a comprehensive look at the human toll taken by the disease as well as the lingering effects on Europe's economy, culture, are, and politics.
Medieval Games and Pastimes  Explore leisure activities such as hunting, falconry, chess.  This site is part of the About.com network.
Medieval Weapons NOVA Program on life in medieval castles and medieval weapons.  A NOVA crew actually builds a Trebuchet.

Medieval Occupations
List of Occupations with very short descriptions
Medieval Occupations  Exhaustive list but very short descriptions
Medieval Occupations  Current occupations that correlate to medieval occupations.  No descriptions
Medieval Occupations  What did people do in a Medieval city?
Medieval Occupations  This list is from Castle Learning Center
Medieval Occupations  Paragraph description of these occupations

Middle Ages: Daily Life
Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History  Click on "Medieval Street" to enter life in the Middle Ages.  This site allows a delightfully interactive introduction to daily life in Britain.  Throw rotten tomatoes at the prisoner in the stocks, try your hand at tournaments.
Usage of all the multimedia bells and whistles makes this an excellent educational and entertaining experience.   Select a village inhabitant to learn more about that occupation.
Medieval History  From About.com.  Choose from topics at the left of the screen under "Reference Tools".  Choose from castles, crusades, daily life and many other topics.
Life during the Middle Ages Covers clothing, bathing, food, education, health, famines, games, music as well as romance and chivalry.
Middle Ages Subtopics include armor making, arts and literature, games, people and includes Internet Links.  This site has been put together by Aaron Rice, a high school student, with the cooperation of advisors from Brigham Young University's David O. McKay School of Education.
Middle Ages Developed for world history classes by a world history teacher.  Links have been divided into categories such as Daily life, Art, Pictures, Maps, Research and Biographies.
Middle Ages This site, created and maintained by Minnesota State University's E-museum has sections on living conditions, food and clothing.  Detailed sections include day-to-day life of a knight, merchant, nun and pheasant.
Middle Ages Designed by history teach Tracey Oz this exhaustive guide includes Terms and Glossaries, Timelines, Feudalism and Daily Life, Castles, the Black Death, Medieval Women, Art and Architecture, and Religion.
Food and Drink in the Middle Ages  Food preparation and cooking techniques, popular vegetables, drinks.

3/22/06