International Medieval Bibliography
The International Medieval Bibliography was founded in 1967 with the support of the Medieval Academy of America. It aims to provide a comprehensive bibliography of articles in journals and miscellany volumes worldwide. Its editorial staff is based at the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, and the project is supported by over 50 teams of contributors in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. The discipline areas it covers include Classics, English Language and Literature, History and Archaeology, Theology and Philosophy, Medieval European Languages and Literatures, Arabic and Islamic Studies, History of Education, Art History, Music, Theatre, and Performance Arts, Rhetoric, and Communication Studies
The Database in Numbers
580,000
Unrivalled Records
Access over 579,000 unrivalled records of articles, review articles, and scholarly notes on all aspects of medieval studies.
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New Entries
Discover 15,000 new entries each year, ensuring that you stay up-to-date with the latest medieval studies literature.
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Index Terms
Explore 285,000 index terms classified into six types, providing comprehensive categorization of medieval studies literature.
Reasons to subscribe
Aims & Scope
The International Medieval Bibliography is not only a treasure trove of over 570,000 records, but also a dynamic repository that continues to grow with new publications. Its meticulous classification system, which covers date, subject, and location, ensures that scholars have access to comprehensive bibliographical information, making it an indispensable resource for research in medieval studies. Moreover, the database is constantly updated, providing scholars with an up-to-date understanding of the latest publications from across Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. As the field of medieval studies evolves, this invaluable tool remains essential for researchers seeking to stay abreast of the most recent scholarly works.
Key Features
- Quarterly updates
- English, French, Spanish and Italian thesaurus
- A comprehensive cataloguing and indexing system, using familiar, multilingual terminology designed by professional medievalists for medievalists.
- Worldwide network of fifty teams to ensure regular coverage of 4,500 periodicals and a total of over 5,000 miscellany volumes (conference proceedings, essay collections, Festschriften and exhibition catalogues)
- A metrics component was added in December 2012. It enables users to examine in detail trends in Medieval Studies, see journal profiles (e.g. information on subjects and periods covered), and find authors’ publication profiles
- ‘Live links’ to the Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA-Online) and to the International Encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages
- Harmonized index with IBHR and BCM
Partners
The IMB, or International Medieval Bibliography, represents a significant milestone in the field of medieval studies. This invaluable resource is the result of a fruitful collaboration between the esteemed Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds and the esteemed publishing house Brepols. The partnership between these two institutions has allowed for the meticulous curation and dissemination of scholarly works, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and research in medieval studies. By bringing together academic expertise and publishing acumen, the IMB serves as a testament to the dedication and passion of those involved in exploring the rich and varied tapestry of the medieval period.
Coverage
The list of actively covered journals is available here.
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The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) is part of the cluster BREPOLiS Medieval Bibliographies (BMB), together with the Bibliographie de civilisation médiévale (BCM)
The International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) is also part of the cluster BREPOLiS Medieval and Early Modern Bibliographies (BMEMO), together with the Bibliographie de civilisation médiévale (BCM) and the International Bibliography of Humanism and the Renaissance (IBHR)
Related Databases
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The IMB, BCM, and IBHR share an interface, enabling simultaneous cross-database searching of more than 1,175,000 records. Together, they cover 14 centuries of European history from 300 to 1700.
Live links to the Lexikon des Mittelalters and the International Encyclopaedia for the Middle Ages
New Interface
Since February 2024 we gave IMB’s interface an important update with improved search functionalities and a user-friendly design.
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For more details, please visit https://about.brepolis.net/brepolis-bibliographies-new-interface-beta/
A short introduction to the new interface of the IMB is available here (ppt).
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Testimonials
“The IMB was one of the first bibliographical research tools I used as a graduate student at the University of Toronto in the 1980s. Then in book form, it instantly became an indispensable tool for all my graduate research. With its digitisation in the 1990s, the IMB turned into an even more valuable resource with its extensive and comprehensive searches. Indeed, whenever I begin a new project, I begin it with an IMB search. As a graduate supervisor for more than 30 years at the University of Bristol and now at the University of Calgary, I have recommended the same approach to dozens of PhD and MA students. May the IMB long continue to support emerging and established scholars on their journey to (re)discover the past.”
Carolyn Muessig, Chair of Christian Thought (University of Calgary)
“The IMB has been a fixture in the lives of many medievalists since the days when it was a printed book. Now, on the internet, it is an even more useful and easy-to-use resource. The study of the Middle Ages covers a wide chronology and geography, and is inherently interdisciplinary, with most scholars needing to keep up with developments in several adjacent disciplines. The IMB is the only bibliographical resource that meets this need, enabling all medievalists to track down the research most relevant to their work from across a wide range of publications.”
Professor Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham)
“Whenever one contemplates starting some scholarly work on a medieval topic, it is sensible to find out what has already been written about that topic over the last decades. I always start by searching the International Medieval Bibliography. It is simply the best international bibliography on the Middle Ages, and, irrespective of discipline, topic, area, or era, it never fails to come up with helpful references to literature. Of course, you never find all the references you need in the IMB – but then, you would not find all of them in other bibliographies either. And there is more: the references you do find in the IMB may help you set up lines of enquiry you had not thought of before. The time spent consulting this online bibliography is time well spent, as the IMB really can help your research along.”
Professor Marco Mostert (Utrecht University)
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© Database by the Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds and Brepols Publishers n.v., Turnhout, Belgium
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Cover image: Man of Sorrows, 1480, Lautenbach Master, Metropolitan Museum of Art