Holy Spirit Library

Reference Wiki for Renaissance-20th Century Art   

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Finding Books & E-Books

CAVALOG  is used to find books, e-books, videos, DVDs and other materials.   Access points are word/phrase, author, title, subject, and series.  Connect to CAVALOG

Recommended Reference Books

Reference books are available on the main floor in the Reference collection. 

• The Dictionary Of Art  (Ref N 31 .D53 1996) Sample view: Dictionary of Art Brunelleschi.pdf 
   
• Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography (Ref N 7560 .E53 1998) Sample view: encyclopedia_of_comparative_iconography_damned_souls.pdf 

   

• Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (Ref CB 361 .E52) Details

Databases

The primary periodical database for Art History, Humanities International is available by selecting the Arts & Humanities  link from the library's databases page.  Academic Search Premier is also recommended.

• Humanities International:  Learn more about the database.    (Use the full text limiter to make results more rewarding.)
   
• Academic Search Premier:   Learn more about the database. View a tutorial.   

• History Reference Center    

Use the Reference link for Biographical resources.  Recommended resources:

• Biography Resource Center:   Learn more about the database. 
   

Use the Reference link for the following resources. 

• Credo Reference: a collection of encyclopedias and dictionaries.   (Use the browse topics link to limit your search to Art resources.)

• WorldCat:  a catalog of materials in libraries all over the world.  (Use Borrow this item from another library within the detailed record to request books on Interlibrary Loan.)

Websites & Search Tools

• Art History Resources on the Web  Arranged by time period and culture, this website is updated regularly by a professor art history. 

• Philadelphia Museum of Art Use the collections link to search particular works of art.  To browse Renaissance works, select the collections link, then choose the Museum collections link.  To locate research material use the libraries link.  

• Contact the European Art Curator to determine if the work you see on the museum's web page is currently hanging in the gallery:  E-mail: epartinfo@philamuseum.org
• Information for other Curatorial  Departments is available at the bottom of the Museum's contact page.  

• Timeline of Art History: Metropolitan Museum of Art  This site contains a chronology, maps, and essays on artistic movements and periods, artists and recurrent themes and concepts.  

•  Mother of All Art and Art History Links Page  Sponsored by the University of Michigan this site has links to museums, image collections and research resources.  

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