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Contents

1. Lecture Hall

1.1 Medieval History
1.2 Historical Research
1.2.1 Comparative European History
1.2.2 Papal and Church History
1.2.3 Local/Regional History
1.2.4 History of Mentalities
1.2.5 Urban History
1.2.6 Cultural History

2. Library

2.1 The Library
2.2 Scholarly Literature
2.2.1 Monographs
2.2.2 Journal Articles
2.2.3 Specialized Journals
2.2.4 Encyclopedias, Lexikons and other Reference Works
2.2.5 Historical Atlases, Registers and Statistics
2.2.6 Bibliographies
2.2.7 Reviews
2.3 Building a Working Bibliography

3. Manuscript Reading Room

3.1 Primary Sources
3.2 Types of Sources
3.2.1 Annals
3.2.2 Manorial Records
3.2.3 Official Documents
3.2.4 Biographies of Rulers
3.2.5 Monastic Rules
3.2.6 Legal Books (Compilations)
3.2.7 Saints' Lives
3.2.8 Poetry
3.3 Understanding the Sources
3.4 The Study of Documents
3.5 The Study of Seals
3.6 Dating
3.7 Paleography
3.8 Archaeology

4. Seminar Room

4.1 Scholarly Method

Monastic archives, Neuburg (1950)