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Introduction
This guide provides reference sources for research in Art History.
The general works and databases listed below include the HELIN catalog and encyclopedias for background information as well as indexes to images and periodical articles. The tabs above will link to resources organized by time periods.
Reference Databases
- Art Abstracts Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Besides art and art history, topics include advertising, antiques, archaeology, architecture, fashion, film, interior design, textiles, and more. Also indexed are reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. 1984-. (abstracts available 1994-) Earlier years available in Art Index Retrospective (below).
- Art Index Retrospective Indexing of art publications, including magazines, journals, museum bulletins, and reproductions. Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art. 1929-1984.
- ARTstor Search or browse over 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.
- HELIN Library Catalog Catalog of the holdings of the HELIN Library Consortium. To find books, periodical titles, and videos on art history conduct a Subject search using subject headings such as ART BAROQUE. Subheadings such as ITALY or EXHIBITIONS will narrow the search. (Example: ART RENAISSANCE ITALY FLORENCE or ART MODERN 19TH CENTURY.) A Subject search on individual ARTISTS will bring up material on that author. (Example: MONET, CLAUDE.)
- Web Of Science 1965-Present
Web access to ISI citation databases (Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index). This database, updated weekly, contains citations to articles from nearly 10,000 journals. Searching by cited reference allows the user to tap into the research that influenced an author’s work or to determine a paper’s impact on current research.
General Works in Print
- Bulfinch Guide to Art History: A Comprehensive Survey and Dictionary of Western Art and Architecture - Shearer West, ed.
Call Number: Ref. N380 .B85 1996 - Dictionary of Art - Jane Turner, ed.
Call Number: Ref. N31 .D5 1996
34 vols.
Considered the new standard encyclopedia for the study of art and art history. - Encyclopedia of World Art
Call Number: Ref. N31 .E533
14 v. plus index vol. and supps. 1959-83
A standard art encyclopedia. Use the general index, volume 15, to find
all the material on a topic. Long, signed articles containing comprehensive bibliographies. Well-illustrated. The supplement volumes bring it up to date.
Selected Internet Resources
- Mother of all Art History Links page A Web gateway to art history departments, research resources, online visual collections, art museums, online exhibits, and more. From the University of Michigan.
- Art History Resources on the Web Gateway to art history resources on the Web. Organized by periods and movements in art. Also links to research resources, museums and galleries.
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