Books / Databases / Web Sites
Books
Most books on French history topics can be found under the call number DC.
For reference books, browse Ref DC 14-DC 401 range on the first floor in the Fenwick Library. The Johnson Center Library carries the Cambridge Illustrated History of France, Ref DC 33 .J66 1994
Books on French history which may be checked out are located on the third floor of the Fenwick Library, under the DC 1-DC 801 range, and on the second floor of the Johnson Center Library, DC 16-801 range.
Browse the Library Catalog under the Subject France History and its subheadings, such as: century; ruler; or Revolution 1789-1799.
Search by individuals as Subjects, such as Charlemagne, Louis XIV, or Napoleon.
Search Subject by war as well, such as Hundred Years' War or Franco-Prussian War.
Books and articles not held by the GMU Libraries may be obtained through the WRLC (Washington Research Library Consortium) or Interlibrary Loan.
The Fenwick Library carries two Encyclopedias in French, on the first floor in the Reference section, across from the elevators:
Encyclopædia Universalis
23 Volumes plus supplements
Ref AE 25 .E3 1992
Grand Larousse encyclopédique
10 Volumes
Ref AE 25 .G7
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Databases
GMU Restricted. Click on a database below, and then scroll down to its name in the alphabetical list produced. If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to provide your username and password (the same ones you use to access your Mason email account).
ARTFL
"The American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language Project contains approximately 2,000 French texts (primarily from the 18th through 20th centuries), reference works, and subject bibliographies," including historical documents.
Historical Abstracts
"Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book reviews) on world history from 1450, excluding North America." Includes French history. Some of the sources are in French. Some full-text links.
ITER - Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
This project from the University of Toronto features a comprehensive bibliography of literature pertaining to the period 400-1700: books, articles, reviews, essays, conference proceedings, and more. Also includes many full-text issues of the scholarly journals Renaissance Quarterly and the bilingual Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme.
JSTOR
"The complete text (full back runs) of core scholarly journals in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies and Sociology."
Project Muse
"Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, it covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others."
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Web Sites
Archéologie
Links to news and archaeology sites from the French Ministry of Culture.
Archim
Document images from the French National Archives.
Gallica
A large collection of texts and images from the holdings of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Grands sites archéologiques
A beautifully illustrated web site all about archaeological digs and discoveries in France. Also available in English.
La Grotte de Lascaux
Take a virtual tour of the cave and view its extensive prehistoric animal paintings.
Histoire de France on Yahoo! France
Many good links, to texts and museum web sites for example.
History of France: Primary Documents
An excellent compilation of links to texts and images, organized by time period, from antiquity to the present. From Brigham Young University.
Joan of Arc Archive
Including a biography, transcripts of letters, trial information, and other links on Jeanne d'Arc.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
GMU's own Center for History and New Media created this page in collaboration with the City University of New York. Contains "12 topical essays, 250 images, 350 text documents, 13 songs [complete with sound recordings], 13 maps, a timeline, and a glossary" on the period of the French Revolution.
Timeline of French History
Illustrated and includes links. From the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Voice of the Shuttle: French History
Extensive list of links to historical documents and web pages, especially strong on the Crusades.
Saviez-vous? Did you know?
France has its own true-life Romeo and Juliet story of star-crossed lovers, twelfth-century philosopher Pierre Abélard and his brilliant student Héloïse. An online version of Abélard's autobiography, Historia Calamitatum (The Story of My Misfortunes), translated into English from the Latin, is also available--see Chapter VI especially!
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