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Trial – Publications Romanes et Françaises (until 14 February 2024)

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We have trial access to Publications Romanes et Françaises from Librairie Droz until the 14 February 2024.

This collection offers a wide range of important critical works on French medieval literature. Authors examined include Christine de Pizan, Jean de Salisbury, Chrétien de Troyes and Marie de France while the many themes which are explored include the continuing influence of the ancient world on French culture of the Middle Ages, the apocalyptic imagination in French literature in the 12th and 13th centuries and the use of punctuation in the medieval period.

NOTE: After selecting a the text, you can use the red circular tab on the far left of the screen to view its table of contents.

Please send any feedback to nick.hearn@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

Trial – Records from Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1559-1932 (until 12 October 2023)

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We have trial access to Records from Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1559-1932 through British Online Archives until 12 October 2023. This resource is useful for the study of mental health care throughout the ages.

Bethlem Royal Hospital is a psychiatric facility in London. It was established as a priory of the Order of St Mary of Bethlehem in 1247, before beginning to care for mentally ill patients sometime in the 14th century. Often referred to colloquially as ‘Bedlam’—and generally accepted to be the origin of the very same noun—past incarnations of the institution were infamous for their questionable diagnosis of mental illness and poor treatment of patients.

This collection contains four centuries’ and 130,000 images’ worth of records from Bethlem. The records are diverse in both form and subject matter. They include: voluntary and criminal admission registers; discharge and death registers; male and female patient casebooks; minutes of the Court of Governors; and staff salary books. All handwritten items have been fully transcribed.

Scholars and students alike will find that, together, the records provide a unique insight into the evolution of so-called lunacy laws—from an early reliance on control of the mentally ill through coercion and restraint to the later emergence of doctrines of self-discipline and moral management.

Please email feedback to Isabel Holowaty.