HIST 3118: Medieval Lives & Letters: Subject Searching

This guide will introduce you to resources for locating primary and secondary sources and the search strategies you'll need to find them.

Subject Searching

Library of Congress Subject Headings

This is by no means a comprehensive list of subject terms, but it can definitely get you started! Subject headings allow you to change out categories (for example, switching out countries, time periods, etc.).

Great Britain--Social life and customs--1066-1485

France--Intellectual life--To 1500

Drawing, Medieval

Authors, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Italy--Correspondence

Saints

Christian saints

Héloïse, approximately 1095-1163 or 1164

Europe -- History -- 476-1492.