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Post-classical Latin literature and authors.
Sources for Vulgar Latin
The word "vulgar" comes from a Latin word for "the crowd / common people." Vulgar Latin was what the people spoke. It was different from the Classical Latin we know from literature, but provides a bridge from the literary language to the modern Romance languages. Find out how we know about the language the people spoke.
Sources for Vulgar Latin
The word "vulgar" comes from a Latin word for "crowd." Vulgar Latin was what the people spoke. It was different from the Classical Latin we know from literature, but provides a bridge from the literary language to the modern Romance languages. Find out how we know about the language the people spoke.
Resources for Medieval Studies - The Labyrinth
Resources for medieval studies, sponsored by Georgetown University.
Medieval Legal History
Ancient legal sources, general legal histories, Roman law, decrees of Roman emperors, and law codes.
Medieval Latin Library
Houses the works of numerous medieval authors.
The Online Medieval and Classical Library
The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is a collection of some of the most important literary works of Classical and Medieval civilization.
Latin Dictionary of Saxo-Grammaticus
Medieval Latin dictionary for Saxo-Grammaticus.
Introduction to Medieval Latin
A course offered at Georgetown University.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Full-text sources, including texts on Medieval thought and spiritual writings, Renaissance and Reformation texts, Church documents, in English and Latin.
Alciato's Book of Emblems
212 Latin emblem poems, including a motto, epigram, and picture. Alciato's work was published in 1531. The emblem poems are in Latin with English translations.

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