5. Text and Image Indices
AATA Online
AATA Online provides peer-reviewed abstracts of the international literature of conservation and heritage management in a free online database. Updated quarterly. See also Conservation Information Network.
ATLA Religion Index
The ATLA (American Theological Library Association) Religion Database indexes journal articles, essays, and book reviews in the field of religion. Citations cover all time periods, religions, and theological perspectives. Indexing spans 1949-present with some retrospective analysis back to 1881.
See also: A guide to searching for literature on specific biblical passages.
Bild_Theologie
Database indexing project with references to more than 10,000 images of God in works of art. May be searched by image type or narrative event. Contains links to other art history and religion online research tools. In German.
Bulletin Monumental
A portion of the author, title, subject, index of Bulletin Monumental, published by the Société française d'archéologie which includes publications of the Congrès Archéologique de France.
Cursus: An Online Resource of Medieval Liturgical Texts
Project to make data from sources of medieval Latin liturgy available on the Internet using XML. Contains a searchable repository of antiphons, responds, and prayers as well as selected liturgical manuscripts.
Europa Sacra
A database offering complete coverage of Church prelates, information on all 1300 medieval bishoprics, archdioceses and patriarchates and prosopographical information on 18,507 bishops, archbishops and patriarchs. The main sources are: C. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica medii aevi... ab anno 1198 [1st and 2nd edns. Münster, 1898] and P.B. Gams, Series episcoporum ecclesiae catholicae [Regensburg, 1873-86].
In Principio: Incipit Index of Latin Texts
Contains over 1 million incipits, covering Latin literature from its origins to the Renaissance. Useful for scholars interested in the authors, texts, and manuscripts of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Index of Christian Art
The Index records works of art produced without geographical limitations from early apostolic times to A.D. 1400 with an emphasis on the western world. Available from library workstations on the Harvard University campus. Online version created and maintained by Princeton University.
The Marburger Index: Bilddokumentation zur Kunst in Deutschland
Contains approximately one million photographic reproductions. Covers all media: art, architecture, furniture, paintings, drawings, manuscripts, reliefs, facades, portals, glass, ceramics, sculpture, mosaics, collages, etc., from medieval to present-day Germany. In German and English.
Das Ökumenische Heiligenlexikon
Searchable database of saints containing extensive biographical information as well as images of art, architecture, and maps. In German.
Thesaurus Exemplorum Medii Aevi
Searchable database of medieval exempla from nearly 50 sources. Sponsored by the Groupe d'Anthropologie Historique de l'Occident Médiéval.
