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Selected Art & Architecture Resources

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Library Resources — Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases

Library Resources — Architecture Reference Books

Library Resources — Art & Art History Reference Books

Web Resources

Library Resources — Indexes, Abtracts, and Databases

The following links are to databases that cover art, design and architecture. Depending on the focus of your project, other indexes and databases may also provide valuable sources. For example, if you were trying to discover if certain types of art have therapeutic value to viewers, you might very well find a psychology index or database useful. If you wanted to investigate art in its social context you might want to use a sociology research database. In short, go into the project with the idea that no one source will give you all the answers and then review the Library's database list for good candidates. Please note that, to reach any of the databases listed below from off campus, you will first need to log in to the Library's system using your N# and UNF password here.

Library Resources -- Reference Collection (2nd Floor)

Reference materials provide quick answers on a variety of subjects. The UNF Library's Reference Collection should have specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks for nearly any subject you want to cover. The following materials are particularly useful for beginning a research project dealing with art or architecture. You should also use the Library's catalog to search for more specific areas. For example, if you are looking into women artists, try looking for the keywords "women" and "art" in the advanced search screen. You may also narrow your search results to the Reference Collection by selecting it in the drop-down list of locations.

Selected Architecture Reference Books (2nd Floor)

American Architecture : An Illustrated Encyclopedia.
NA705 .H36 1998

The Bulfinch Guide to Art History : A Comprehensive Survey and Dictionary of Western Art and Architecture.
N33 .B55 1996

Contemporary Architects.
NA680 .C625 1987

A Dictionary of Architecture.
NA31 .C86 1999

Dictionary of Architecture & Construction.
NA31 .H32 2006

Dictionary of Building Preservation.
NA31 .D55 1996

Encyclopedia of 20th Century Architecture.
NA680 .H3913 1986

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture.
NA215 .A74913 2003

Encyclopedia of Building Technology.
TH9 .E48 1988

An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape.
NA727 .I44 1994

The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
NA31 .F55 1998

Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Rome.
NA310 .N28 1968

Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Architectural Plans, Details, and Elements.
NA2840 .H34 1984

 

Selected Art and Art History Reference Books (2nd Floor)

A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts. Kort, Carol, and Liz Sonneborn.
N6505 .K59 2002

African Americans in the Visual Arts. Otfinoski, Steven.
N6538.N5 O86 2003

America's Art Museums : A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small.
N510 .L58 2002

Art Lover's Guide to Florida.
N511.F6 J44 1998

Art on Campus : The College Art Association's Official Guide to American College and University Art Museums and Exhibition Galleries.
N510 .A786 2000

Art Pottery of the United States : An Encyclopedia of Producers and their Marks.
NK4007 .E92

Artists' and Illustrators' Encyclopedia.
N33 .Q5 1977

Artists from Latin American Cultures : A Biographical Dictionary.
N6502.5 .C657 2002

Artspeak : A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present. 2nd ed
N6490 .A87 1997

Artspoke : A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1848-1944.
N6447 .A85 1993

Artwords : A Glossary of Contemporary Art Theory. Patin, Thomas, and Jennifer McLerran.
N71 .P32 1997

Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists in Europe and America since 1850. Dunford, Penny.
N6757 .D86 1990

A Biographical History of African-American Artists, A-Z. Macklin, A. D.
N6538.N5 M3 2001

The Black Artist in America : An Index to Reproductions. Thomison, Dennis.
N6538.N5 T46 1991

Black Artists in the United States : An Annotated Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Dissertations on Black Artists, 1779-1979. Davis, Lenwood G., and Janet L. Sims-Wood.
N6538.N5 D38

The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art.
N6505 .B73

The Bulfinch Guide to Art History : A Comprehensive Survey and Dictionary of Western Art and Architecture.
N33 .B55 1996

The Collector's Complete Dictionary of American Antiques.
NK805 .P52

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Clarke, Michael.
N33 .C575 2001

The Connoisseur's Complete Period Guides to the Houses, Decoration, Furnishing and Chattels of the Classic Periods.
NK928 .C63 1968

Contemporary Artists.
N6490 .C6567 2002

Contemporary Art and Artists : An Index to Reproductions. Parry, Pamela Jeffcott.
N6490 .P3234

Contemporary Women Artists.
N8354 .C66 1999

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art. Werness, Hope B.
GR705 .W47 2004

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art : Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and Native North America.
E98.A7 W49 2000

The Dictionary of Art.
N31 .D5 1996

A Dictionary of Art Quotations.
PN6084.A8 C76 1989

A Dictionary of Expressionism. Muller, Joseph-Emile.
N6494.E9 M8413

A Dictionary of Impressionism. Cogniat, Raymond, Frank Elgar, and Jean Selz.
N6847.5.I4 C6313 1973

Dictionary of South and Southeast Asian Art.
N7300 .C475 2000

Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. Hall, James. 2nd ed.
N7560 .H34 2008

A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art.
N6490 .C5317 1998

Encyclopedia of Australian Art. McCulloch, Alan.
N7400 .M27 1969

Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art. Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane.
N7793.W65 A66 1996

European Artists : Signatures and Monograms, 1800-1990, Including Selected Artists from Other Parts of the World. Castagno, John.
N45 .C38 1990

The Graphic Works of the Impressionists; Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cezanne, Sisley. Leymarie, Jean, and Michel Melot.
NE647.6.I4 G713 1972b

Guide to Native American Ledger Drawings and Pictographs in United States Museums, Libraries, and Archives. Lovett, John R., and Donald L. DeWitt.
E98.A7 L68 1998

The HarperCollins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques.
N33 .M37 1991

An Illustrated Dictionary of Art and Archaeology, Including Terms used in Architecture, Jewelry, Heraldry, Costume, Music, Ornament, Weaving, Furniture, Pottery, Ecclesiastical Ritual.   Mollett, John W.
N33 .M6 1966

Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art.
N7740 .H35 1994

Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works. Korwin, Yala H.
N7525 .K67

International Contemporary Arts Directory.
N6485.3 .I57 1985

Key Art Terms for Beginners. Yenawine, Philip.
N34 .Y46 1995

Key Writers on Art.
N7475 .K49 2003

The Kovels' American Art Pottery : The Collector's Guide to Makers, Marks, and Factory Histories. Kovel, Ralph M., and Terry H. Kovel, eds.
NK4005 .K68 1993

Larousse Encyclopedia of Byzantine and Medieval Art. Huyghe, René.
N5970 .H813

Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern Art, from 1800 to the Present Day.
N6450 .H813

Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era : A Biographical Dictionary of More than 12,700 Persons. Shipp, Steve.
N6502.4 .S45 2003

Latin American Women Artists of the United States : The Works of 33 Twentieth-Century Women. Henkes, Robert.
N6538.H58 H46 1999

Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists. Lucie-Smith, Edward.
N6489 .L83 1999

The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. Vasari, Giorgio.
N6922 .V48

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide.
N610 .A6743 1994

Myth & Religion in European Painting, 1270-1700; the Stories as the Artists Knew Them. Bernen, Satia, and Robert Bernen.
ND1288 .B47 1973

Old Age in Myth and Symbol : A Cultural Dictionary. McLerran, Jennifer, and Patrick L. McKee.
PN56.O4 M34 1991

The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture. Murray, Peter, and Linda Murray.
N7830 .M87 1996

The Oxford Companion to Western Art.
N33 .O923 2001

The Oxford Dictionary of Art. New ed.
N33 .O93 1997

Phaidon Encyclopedia of Art and Artists.
N31 .P48

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Art. Landi, Ann.
N31 .L3 2002

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms.
N33 .L75 2004

The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of British Art.
N6761 .T5 1985

The Thames and Hudson Encyclopaedia of Impressionism. Denvir, Bernard.
N6465.I4 D4 1990

University and College Museums, Galleries, and Related Facilities : A Descriptive Directory. Danilov, Victor J.
AM11 .D35 1996

Who was Who in American Art, 1564-1975 : 400 Years of Artists in America. Falk, Peter H., and Audrey M. Lewis.
N6536 .W56 1999

The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists. Langmuir, Erika, and Norbert Lynton.
N33 .L353 2000

 

Web Resources

Following are selected Web resources for information on art and architecture available on the World Wide Web. You will find many other sources by doing a search in one or more of the major search engines. Please remember, though, to carefully evaluate materials you retrieve on the Web. Materials may or may not be authoritative.

Selected Architecture Resources

Selected Art Museums and Galleries

Local Art Museums

Selected Art Studies & Art History Sites

Additional Image Sources

 

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