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European History:

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Archives, Libraries, and Museums Associations, Organizations, and Institutes Background Biographical Resources Books and Journal Articles Discussion Lists Internet Guides

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Archives, Libraries, and Museums

For additional resources, see European History: Archives, Libraries, and Museums

• Libraries on the Web: Italy (Libweb, Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE)

• Repositories of Primary Sources: Italy (University of Idaho)

• Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale

• Vatican Museums

• WWW Virtual Library: Museums: Museums in Italy

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Associations, Organizations, and Institutes

For additional resources, see European History: Associations, Organizations, and Institutes.

• WWW Virtual Library: Italian History Index: Historical Associations, Institutions and Societies

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Background

Sometimes you may need some information to get more familiar with your topic. Below are some materials that can provide background on Italian history. For additional resources, see European History: Background. If you need help finding background information, please ask at the Hunt Library reference desk.

• Coppa, Frank J., ed. Dictionary of Modern Italian History. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, c1985.
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Reference (Ground Floor) DG545 D53 1985

• Domenico, Roy Palmer. The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 2002.
  HUNT REF-1 DG417 .D65 2002

• Gilbert, Mark and K. Robert Nilsson. Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
  HUNT REF-1 DG555 .G53 1999

• Hale, J. R., ed. A Concise Encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissance. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
  HUNT REF-1 DG445 .C66

• Kleinhenz, Christopher. Medieval Italy: an Encyclopedia. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 2004.
  HUNT REF-1 DG443 .M43 2004

• Moliterno, Gino, ed. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. New York: Routledge, 2000.
  HUNT REF-1 DG450 .E53 2000

• Thames and Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance (Carnegie Mellon users only)

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Biographical Resources

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• Furlani, Silvio. Archivio Biografico Italiano. New York: Saur, 1988-
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Microforms (2nd Floor) CT1131.A73 1988
  Articles from Italian language biographical dictionaries published 1646-1931.

• Dizionario Biografico Degli Italiani. Roma: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana [1960-].
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Reference (Ground Floor) CT1123 D622 v. 1-59
  National biography covering the 5th century to the present. A work in progress.

• Who's Who in Italy. Milano: Intercontinental Book & Publishing
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY R CT1133 .W628
  1957/1958

• Who's Who in Italy. [Milano]: Who's Who in Italy S.r.l.,
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY CT1123 W46 1986

• Who's Who in Italy: a Biographical Dictionary Containing More than 7000 Biographies of Prominent People in and of Italy and about 3000 Organizations. Bresso, Italy : Who's Who in Italy, 1980.
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY DG578 .W5 1980
  This edition edited by Otto J. Groeg.

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Books and Journal Articles

See also European History: Books and Journal Articles for essential resources on any aspect of European history.

• Bull, Martin J. Contemporary Italy: A Research Guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996.
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Z2360.3 B85 1996

• Coppa, Frank J. and William Roberts. Modern Italian History: an Annotated Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY Z2358 C67 1990

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Internet Guides

See also European History: Internet Guides.

• Italian Studies (Western European Studies Section, Association of Collect and Research Libraries)

• WWW-VL History Central Catalogue:
  • Italian History Index

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Discussion Lists

• H-Italy
  Italian history and culture.

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Maps

See also European History: Maps.

• City Plan of Rome (De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors, Christos Nüssli)

• Historic Cities: Italy (Historic Cities Center of the Department of Geography, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jewish National and University Library)

• Italy During the Renaissance in the XV and Early XVI Centuries (Fordham University)

• Italy Maps (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin)

• Roman Italy (Illustrated History of the Roman Empire)

• Rome and Its Seven Hills (De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors, Christos Nüssli)

• WWW Virtual Library: Italian History Index: Gateways to Historical Maps and Maps of Italy

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Newspapers

See also European History: Newspapers.

• Annuario della Stampa Italiana
  Print: 1937/38
  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HILLMAN LIBRARY R6956 I8A6 Request from Storage

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Pictorial Resources

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• Fototeca Storica Nazionale Ando Gilardi (Fototeca Gilardi)
  Archive of more than 500 000 images

• Museo della Satira e della Caricatura (Museo del Forte per la Satira e la Caricatura

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Italy:

Primary Sources

See also European History: Primary Sources.

• History of Italy-- Primary Documents (EuroDocs, Richard Hacken, Brigham Young University)

• The Medici Archives Project
  Ongoing effort to digitize the Medici Granducal Archive.

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Statistical Resources

See also European History: Statistical Resources.

• FLORENTINE RENAISSANCE RESOURCES: Online Catasto of 1427 (Brown University)
  Searchable database of tax information for the city of Florence, 1427 to 1429, inclusive.

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