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Middle Ages (to 14th Century)

Eyewitness accounts of historic events from the Black Plague to the Crusades to Columbus’ discovery of America.
EyeWitness to History
(585-1597; English transcription)
Links to various collections of manuscripts from the Bibliotheca Carolina (8th and 9th centuries), the Library of Charles V and Family (14th century) and the Library of the Aragonese Kings of Naples (15th and 16th centuries).
Browse the manuscripts.
(8th-16th centuries; facsimiles, English interface)
Chronologically organized collection of Italian literature.
From Bibliotheca Augustana
(9th-20th century; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Online database of primary documents.
From the Medieval Sourcebook in cooperation with Fordham University.
(1054-1536 ; English transcriptions)
Online database.
In cooperation with Fordham University
(1265-1574; English transcriptions)
"Marco Polo {1254-1324] is the most famous of medieval European travelers. His account of China inspired other Europeans, including Columbus, to both interest and greed."
Also from Polo: The Glories Of Kinsay (Hangchow)
Project by Fordham
(14th century; English translation)
Online database for primary documents of the religious changes in Europe.
In cooperation with Fordham University
(14th - 17th century; English transcriptions)
"He only will value them who cares to overhear the impetuous outpourings of the heart and mind of an unlettered daughter of the people, who was also, as it happened, a genius and a saint."
(late 14th century; English translation)
Collection of books, incunabula, and manuscripts from the period of the Renaissance.
Includes letters written between members of the Medici family of Florence and others in their social and political circles.
Search collection by author, location, subject, or time period by using navigation tools "collection's indexes" on right side of page.
(14th - 16th centuries; facsimiles and transcriptions)
  • Dante Resources on the Web
Digital Dante
Princeton Dante Project
Dartmouth Dante Project
Dante Online
World of Dante
Special thanks to The World Wide Web Virtual Library
(14th century; English and Italian)
Collection documenting Italian dance history from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century.
(Renaissance - 20th century; facsimile images)
Important historical parchments digitized by the Martynas Mazvydas Lithuanian National Library
(14th-18th centuries; Latin and Italian facsimiles)
The onset of the Black Death, was described by Giovanni Boccaccio .
Project by Fordham
(14th century; English translation)
Digitalized early Medici archives of the Archivio di Stato di Firenze.
NOTE: requires gratis registration to enter website.
(14th century - 1537; facsimiles)
From the Hanover History Project.
(ca 14th-15th century; English translation)
According to Bartolo of Sassoferrato.
Project by Fordham
(1330; English translation)
With separate links to Florence, Pistoia and Lucca.
(1348-1530; translated narratives & government records)
The first thirty papers are on various subjects, an engagement of Hawkwood by Galeazzo Visconti... an alliance between Henry V and Genoa; correspondence between the Duke of Gloucester and Decembrio; an account of the battle of Châtillon; a report from Bruges on the first battle of St. Albans; and the manner of the arrival in England of Margaret of Anjou.
(1385-1618; English transcription)

Renaissance (15th to 17th Century)

Digital catalogue of the Waller Collection of history of Science and Medicine kept at the Uppsala University Library. Contains books, manuscripts, and letters.
Joint project by the Museo Galileo in Florence, the Office for History of Science – Uppsala University and Uppsala University Library.
(15th century - present; facsimiles and transcriptions)
From his father
From ElfinSpell.
(ca 15th century; English translation)
Lorenzo Valla exposed the forgery of a supposed Roman imperial decree by Constantine, which gave authority over Rome and the western Empire to the Pope.
From the Hanover Historical Texts Collection
(1429; Latin text with English translation)
The Pico Project makes accessible a complete resource for the reading and interpretation of the Discourse within its own context.
(1496-1498; Italian, Latin and English)
Digitization project of the Medici Granducal Archives.
Also strongly documents Tuscan Jewish history and the history of textiles and clothing.
(1537-1743; transcriptions & translations)
Account of the plague of Milan between 1576 and 1577.
(1576-1577; Italian-language facsimile)
A textual and structured digital archive of the documentary sources of the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore.
In cooperation with Fabbriceria della Cattedrale di Firenze.
(1417-1436; English and Italian)
(1427-1429; searchable datasets at Brown University)
(1427-1429, 1458, 1480 [Florence]; 1425 & 1502 [Verona]; searchable datasets at the University of Wisconsin)
Featuring synoptic texts and critical apparatus of the young polymath's work.
A joint project of Brown University and the University of Bologna.
(1486-1496; Latin-Italian and Latin-English transcriptions and apparatus, and facsimiles)
Renaissance diplomatic documents
(ca.1450-1500; photographic facsimiles).
With digitized images of drawings from the Renaissance genius.
A project / exhibit of of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(1452-1519; facsimiles, commentary essays and audio files).
Letter from Leonardo Da Vinci to the Duke of Milan Applying for a Position.
(15th century; English transcription)
570 images from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Arundel.
Digitised by the British Library
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(late 15th - early 16th century; facsimiles and audio files)
In addition to hands-on interactive design experiments, the user can access primary documents.
A project of the Victoria & Albert Museum in cooperation with the University of the Arts London..
(1452-1519; facsimiles, commentary essays and interactive participation).
Leonardo da Vinci's collected notes.
(1452-1519; facsimiles)
THIS EXHIBITION presents Renaissance editions of Dante's Divine Comedy from the John A. Zahm, C.S.C., Dante Collection at the University of Notre Dame, together with selected treasures from The Newberry Library.
(1472-1627: facsimiles; English and Italian)
Confessionale
Le Malitie Delle Donne.
Soprascripti & Introscripti di Lettere a Uarie Persone Secondo la Degnita Loro.
Formulario di epistole
(1490-1493; Italian facsimile)
Raimondo Soncino gives one of the earliest reports of the voyage of John Cabot...The letter not only gives some idea of the plans of Cabot, and the new English interest in discoveries and trade, but shows the keen interest of Italians, such as the writer of the letter and the duke of Milan, to whom it is addressed, in all that was going on in the world.
(1497; English translation)
Ongoing project at the University of Glasgow aiming to offer access to 16th-century emblem books composed by Italian authors.
Select a book to browse or search.
(16th century; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Life of Pope Leo X, by Paulus Jovius.
From Tertullian Project
(6th century; Latin transcription)
A widely influential philosophical treatise.
From the Internet History Sourcebook
(1513; English translation)
A representative selection of books from Homer to Copernicus, digitized from their 16th century format.
Mit Augsburger Antikenschätzen ins digitale Zeitalter, in cooperation with Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg
(1528-1824; Latin facsimiles with German interface)
From the University of Glasgow emblem site.
Includes facsimiles, transcriptions, and search options for within the book.
(1531-1621; Latin, French, German, Italian, and Spanish facsimiles and transcriptions)
By Paolo Giovio. Eyewitness accounts of the Italian Wars with much written on Skanderbeg.
(1554; Latin facsimile)
Famed Italian sculptor, musician and soldier.
(1563; English facsimile)
1569-1572
1585-1587
(14 January 1569 - 1 May 1572; Italian transcriptions)
Book. Of the Transportation of the Vatican Obelisk and Fabrica of Our Lord Pope Sixtus v Made by Cavallier Domenico Fontana.
(1590; Italian facsimile)
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Laura Bassi was the "the second woman to receive a university degree in Europe and the first to be offered an official university teaching position, both at the University of Bologna," among other things, read more about her here.
(1591-1836; Italian facsimiles, English interface)
Includes the wills of Marie Le Jars, the Secret Registers of the Parliament of Bordeaux, a travel journal and other collections.
(16th century; Italian; facsimiles)
Catalogue of Italian works.
(16th-20th centuries; Italian and English)
With direct links to other useful websites. Access to Hathitrust books is free.
(1564-1642; English)
Addressing the question: Were heretics ever burned alive in Rome?
(1608; Italian with English translation)
Account detailing events that took place in Italy in the year 1630 between the armies of France, of the Emperor of Spain, and of the Duke of Savoye.
(1631; French-language facsimile)

Other Renaissance Collections

From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
(transcriptions & translations)
(Translations)
Online newspapers, manuscripts, coats of arms and other historical collections from Reggio Emilia.
(Italian; facsimiles)
(1499; facsimile)
Quote from exhibit: "This early book of sailing directions served as a handy guide for the sailor and a storehouse of practical information for laymen. The use of the hand and zodiac for information was considered vital to the 15th century Mediterranean navigator."
The European cartography of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment is a joint initiative of the Central National Library of Florence and the European University Institute, with the participation and collaboration of the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence and the Military Geographic Institute.
(Italian; facsimiles)
From the Internet Medieval Sourcebook.
(transcriptions & translations)
Collection of 62 books and manuscripts from Italy around the renaissance centuries.
In cooperation with the Library of Congress
(Italian and Latin facsimiles)
Collection of manuscripts and documents from the 1330s to the 1700s.
(Italian; facsimiles)

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