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Reference Books

These reference books are shelved on the first floor of Ellis Library in the Reference Books area.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Call Number: CB5.D52
ISBN: 0684313774
Historical Dictionary of the Renaissance
Call Number: CB361 .N35 2004
ISBN: 0810848678
Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance by (available as book or e-book)
Call Number: CB361.E52 1999
ISBN: 0813336708
New Catholic Encyclopedia by (available as book or e-book)
Call Number: BX841 .N44 2003
ISBN: 0787640042
Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Call Number: D114 .O94 2010
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
Call Number: BR302.8 .O93 1996
ISBN: 9780195064933
Also available in print.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Call Number: B51.R68 1998
ISBN: 0415073103

Online Reference Works

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Project Wittenberg
works by and about Martin Luther and other Lutherans, from short quotations to commentaries, hymns to statements of faith, theological treatises to biographies
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created by Concordia Theologicla Seminary
Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD 16)
Online index to 16th century prints in German language, maintained by the Bavarian State Library.

Background Readings on Martin Luther

Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) entry on Martin Luther
Compare this entry with the Luther entry in the New Catholic Encyclopedia linked at left.
Important Historical People of Our Time: Martin Luther
Theologian George Wolfgang Forell gives a good synopsis of Luther's life, describes the main aspects of Luther's theology, and lists some of Luther's important writings.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Martin Luther
Another good encyclopedia entry with a helpful bibliography.
Funeral Sermon for Martin Luther (1546)
Bible of Martin Luther (original page images)
Cornell University has reproduced digitally the pages of Luther's Bible, in the original German of course.
The Trial of Martin Luther: Links and Bibliography
This site focuses almost exclusively on Luther's appearance before the Diet of Worms. A short bibliography is provided as well as a link to a video clip from the 1953 film Martin Luther that featured his trial.

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