French Language and Literature 

• Dictionary of the Middle Ages. General Reference : D 114 .D51 1982 QUARTO
• The Cambridge companion to medieval French literature. D Level : PQ 156.C363 2008
• The medieval world. Gen Ref : D 117 .M43 2001
• Dictionnaire du Moyen Age. Gen Ref : D 114 .D53 2002
Includes Medieval history, as well as other historical and literary reference sources.
• Dictionnaire des lettres françaises: Moyen Age. Gen Ref : PQ 41 .D53 vol. 1
• Dictionnaire encyclopédique du Moyen Age. Gen Ref : CB 351 .D5 Quarto 1997
• Research Guide for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

• The ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Lots of resources on the Middle Ages. Good page of Dante links.
• The Labyrinth: resources for medieval studies.
• NetSerf: Literature
• Medieval Life
• Literary Resources: Medieval
  

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French literature--to 1500
Literature, Medieval--History and Criticism
Fabliaux
Romances--History and Criticism
Rhetoric, Medieval
Civilization, Medieval

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• Resource Guide to special manuscripts and medieval artifacts in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Department.
• The Medieval Scholar's Book Shelf