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Researching Art History
Encyclopedias It is useful to begin your research by consulting an encyclopedia for a basic overview of an artist, art movement, or a given country's art. General Encyclopedias such as Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia offer a vast range of articles on historical topics. Such articles are usually not allowed as principle sources for a research paper but can help your understanding and refer you to other more in-depth sources and related topics. The 34-volume Dictionary of Art (R 703 D554) is a good place to begin research on any historical or contemporary artist or art topic.

Special Encyclopedias both paper and online, are available for most topics, ranging from broad coverage to specialized. The Dictionary of Art (R 703 D554) covers most topics.

The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art 709.04 O98
Atlas of World Art R 702.23 O98a
The Oxford Companion to Western Art R 703 O98b
The Oxford Companion to Art R 703 O98
Phaidon Encyclopedia Of Art And Artists R 703 P532
The Oxford Dictionary of Art R 703.21 O98
The History of Art R 709 H673
Renaissance Art & Architecture R 709.024 C187r
Encyclopedia of Artists 5 volumes. R 709.22 E56
The Photography Encyclopedia R 770.3 M134P
The World Atlas of Architecture R 720.9 W927
What Great Paintings Say 2 volumes. R 759 H143w
Art Past Art Present 709 W684a
Text books
Art Across Time (Reserve) Adams, Laurie Schneider
Gardner's Art Through The Ages, (Reserve)
The Story of Art, E.H. Gombrich 709 G632s 1995

Online Sources
Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com

Primary Sources
Journals, letters, notebooks, and other types of primary sources are avalable in pubished sources and increasingly through online sources



Art History Journals and Magazines

Many full-text art and art history journals and magazines are available in the library's databases, and can be browsed, or searched by keyword.

African Arts Full Text: 1990 - current
Afterimage Full Text: 1997 - current
American Artist Full Text: 1992 - current
American Craft Full Text: 1991 - current
American Film Full Text: 1988 - 1992
American Printer Full Text: 1987 - current
Architectural Record Full Text: 1996 - current
The Architectural Review Full Text: 1995 - current
Architecture Full Text: 1992 - current
The Art Bulletin Full Text: 1992 - current
Art in America Full Text: 1988 - current
Art Journal Full Text: 1992 - current
Artforum Full Text: 2002 - current
Artist's Magazine Full Text: 1998 - 2001
Arts and Activities Full Text: 1995 - current
Arts Education Policy Review Full Text: 1988 - current
British Journal of Aesthetics Full Text: 1997 - current, delayed 1 year(s)
Canadian Journal of Film Studies Full Text: 2003 - current
Dialogue Full Text: 1997 - 2002
Entertainment Design Full Text: 1992 - 2005
Framework Full Text: 2005 - current
Graphic Arts Monthly Full Text: 1996 - current
Graphis Full Text: 2000 - curren
I D Full Text: 1998 - 2001
In - Plant Graphics Full Text: 1998 - current
Income Opportunities Full Text: 1998 - 1998
Interior Design Full Text: 1996 - current
Interiors Full Text: 1992 - 2001
The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education Full Text: 2005 - current
Live Design Full Text: 2005 - current
Millimeter Full Text: 1998 - current
Oxford Art Journal Full Text: 2004 - current, delayed 1 year(s)
Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada Full Text: 1992 - 2002
Petersen's Photographic Full Text: 1994 - 1995
Pointe Full Text: 2001 - current
Print Full Text: 1997 - current
Progressive Architecture Full Text: 1992 - 1995
PSA Journal Full Text: 1997 - current
Southern Quarterly Full Text: 2002 - current
Southwest Art Full Text: 1998 - current
The Spectator Full Text: 1996 - current
Step Inside Design Full Text: 1998 - current


LCJ's Book Collection The Library has many art books. You may browse the collection by looking in the following call number areas. Books may be located in the Reference section, the Oversized book collection, or the regular book stacks.

712 Landscape Architecture and Gardens
720 Architecture
726 Religious Architecture (churches, temples, shrines, mosques, etc)
733 Greek Sculpture
734 Gothic Sculpture
741 Drawing
745 Decorative Arts
751 Techniques, procedure, apparatus, equipment, materials, forms
759 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
769 Japanese Prints
779 Photography




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