EEBO: Early English Books Online
What is EEBO?From the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War, Early English Books Online (EEBO) will contain over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661). Among the thousands of titles featured in EEBO are works by Malory, Bacon, More, Erasmus, Boyle, Newton, Galileo; musical exercises by Henry Purcell and novels by Aphra Behn; prayer books, pamphlets, and proclamations; almanacs, calendars, and many other primary sources.
How do I search EEBO?
At the moment, EEBO is comprised of two databases that must be searched separately:
Page Images
Allows keyword searching of the titles and subject headings and retrieves images of the pages of complete books.Book Texts
Allows keyword searching of words appearing in the full texts of the books.