Librarian/Curator for European Studies
Introduction
This guide features selected library resources on the medieval period and the Renaissance. It includes books, journals, media, databases, and other resources that are accessible through the UCLA Library. The guide is not intended to be comprehensive. Resources may be added or removed over time. If you need research help on this subject, please contact Shannon Tanhayi Ahari, the Librarian/Curator for European Studies.
Selected Images
The Ebstorf Map
Gervase of Ebstorf. The Ebstorf Map. Circa 1235. Ink on goat parchment. Destroyed in 1943 when the Allies bombed Hanover in World War II.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Dragon Illustration from a Medieval Manuscript
Unknown illuminator. Dragon in Harley Manuscript 3244. Circa 1236–75. British Library, London, United Kingdom.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
St Catherine with the Lily
Nelli, Plautilla. St Catherine with the Lily. Circa 1550–1588. Oil on panel. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
La Primavera
Botticelli. La Primavera. Circa 1481–1482. Tempera on panel. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Mona Lisa
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. 1503. Oil on poplar panel. The Louvre, Paris, France.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Maestà
Di Buoninsegna, Duccio. Maestà. Circa 1308–1311. Tempera on panel. Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Perseus Freeing Andromeda
Di Cosimo, Piero. Perseus Freeing Andromeda. 1515. Oil on panel. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Sofonisba Anguissola, Self-Portrait
Anguissola, Sofonisba. Self-Portrait. Oil on canvas. 1556. Łańcut Castle, Poland.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Italian Cameo
Unknown artist. Bust of an African Boy. Late 16th century. Sardonyx and gold cameo. Italian, probably Venice. The Milton Weil Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.
Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius
Coëtivy Master (Henri de Vulcop?). Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius. Circa 1460–1470. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Getty Center, Los Angeles, California.
Available in Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.