Welcome to ORB! ORB is an academic site, written and maintained by medieval scholars for the benefit of their fellow instructors and serious students. All articles have been judged by at least two peer reviewers. Authors are held to high standards of accuracy, currency, and relevance to the field of medieval studies. NOTE: ORB'S OCLC number is 35987956. Quick connect to other major medieval studies sites: Labyrinth | Internet Medieval Sourcebook | Netserf | Argos | World Wide Web Virtual Library/Medieval Click here to read our statement on external links What's New in ORB? Last updated 10 November 2002. Writing a Research paper? Seeking Information? Please start here.
The ORB Encyclopedia Start your ORB explorations here! A chronological and geographical index of essays, bibliographies, images, documents, links, and other resources, selected by ORB section editors to illustrate their selected topics	The ORB Textbook Library Full-length textbooks, written by experienced scholar-teachers and tested both in the classroom and on the internet. They are fully copyrighted but available for classroom use.
What Every Medievalist Should Know The essential tools of the medievalist, provided by James Marchand and eduted by Stephen Mark Carey. These 45 lists, arranged topically and alphabetically, comprise the premier guide to medieval studies	Resources for Teaching Sample syllabi from our contributors; related teaching materials, including study questions, writing guides, and tips for test-takers; subject-specific bibliographies, graphics, software, more.
Of General Interest You've seen the movie, now read the book(s)...a collection of resources gathered especially for the nonspecialist.	External Links Sites of interest to ORB users--everything from French medieval drama texts and a patristics data base to English towns and churches. Some of these are in the process of becoming part of ORB.
E-Texts New transcriptions and/or translations of important medieval texts that have not previously been accessible in print or electronic format.	The ORB Reference Shelf Links to excerpts and full texts from primary and secondary sources, housed here at the ORB server or elsewhere on the World Wide Web.
About ORB Who we are, what we do, how to contact us, becoming a contributor, and statistics on site use.
Search WWW Search orb.rhodes.edu Acknowledgements: ORB began as the result of a discussion on MEDIEV-L in early 1995; its official birth occurred at Kalamazoo in May 1995. It was the brainchild of Lynn H. Nelson, who serves as Executive Publisher. Its current editor is Carolyn Schriber, and its technical director is Laura Blanchard. Others who have helped to bring ORB to the internet include: David Burr, Frederick L. Cheyette, Richard W. Clement, Paul Crawford, Jeffrey Fisher, Jeff Heinen, Norman Hinton, Karen Jolly, Douglas B. Killings, Skip Knox, Jane Maurer, Sharon Michalove, Compton Reeves, Bruce Retallack, and Nancy Seybold. The contents of ORB are copyright © 1995-2002 Laura V. Blanchard and Carolyn Schriber except as otherwise indicated herein.