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If you are interested in medieval and/or renaissance manuscripts, Digital Scriptorium is a resource you should know about: http://scriptorium.columbia.edu
A collaborative project involving a long (and growing) list of U.S. repositories, Digital Scriptorium provides access to high-quality digitized images of manuscripts held throughout the United States. At present, the database comprises records for 5,300 manuscripts and [...]

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The Koniklijke Bibliotheek (in the Hague) has recently launched a fantastic online resource for anyone interested in manuscripts held in Dutch collections. You’ll find it here: http://www.mmdc.nl/static/site/index.html
This database is searchable in a variety of ways and results include both catalog information and (in many cases) sample digitized pages. Even better (for those of us who [...]

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Dissertators in Art History should consider applying for the SSRC’s international dissertation research fellowships:
http://programs.ssrc.org/idrf/
Though it is administered by the SSRC (Social Science Research Council), there is no intrinsic bias against the humanities. Humanities fields are fully eligible for this grant, which provides 9-12 months of funding for research abroad. Proposals should have the capacity to [...]

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Here are Rebecca’s tips on asking for letters of recommendation. YMMV: I don’t make claims about other professors’ needs and desires in this regard. It’s always best to ask.
- Sometimes students ask for general letters to be filed with Interfolio. For some things this is fine, but for art history (or other humanities) graduate school [...]

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This will be a blog containing tips and information on research in medieval and early modern European art.

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