Contains digital images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. Includes books, pamphlets, manuscripts and newspapers. BEWARE, you cannot search full-text in this database, but you can in the companion database Early English books online text creation partnership.

If Tripod doesn't have it, WorldCat will! A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Covers works published before 1,000 BC to present. Use interlibrary loan or EZBorrow to request items in WorldCat.

"Offering a panoramic view of the history of American gastronomy, this book is a concise, authoritative, and exuberant exploration of this modern obsession. With diverse entries that cover everything from the smell of asparagus to the history of White Castle, and the origin of Bloody Marys to the ingredients of jambalaya, this volume provides a sumptuous look at America's eating culture. Ideal for the food scholar and food enthusiast alike, it is also an appetizing piece of Americana, capturing our culture and history through what we love most - food!" "Edited by Andrew Smith, a renowned culinary historian, the Companion contains more than just trivia. With over two hundred specialist contributors, the Companion provides an extensive yet coherent account of America's culinary history. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of historical photographs and color images and supplemented by informative lists of food websites, museums, organizations, and festivals, this book is equally well-suited for a coffee table or an academic library."--BOOK JACKET.

This is a great reference, with illustrations and well-written, informative entries on everything from aardvark to zuppa inglese.

This is one of my all-time favorite reference sources. Search for a word, such as pomegranate, to find when it was first recorded and with it's variant spellings, in this case 1320 - powm garnet. This online dictionary contains the complete text of the 20-volume OED, 2nd edition, published in 1989. Presents the words that have formed the English vocabulary from the time of the earliest records down to the present day, with all the relevant facts concerning their form, sense, history, pronunciation, and etymology.

Lots of bilingual dictionaries and more are provided in this database. Try typing in an English word, then listen to the pronunciation! Provides full-text access to over 170 reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, etc., in various fields including art, law, literature, social sciences, and technology.

Provides citations to journal articles, books, working papers, conference proceedings, bibliographies, and other materials. Areas covered include literature, language, linguistics, film, theatre and folklore. Covers 1926-present.

Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.

A digital library that provides access to thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Coverage varies.