INDEXES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ART AND ARCHITECTURAL
HISTORY
GENERAL ART INDEXES
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Art Index. 1929 +
Index for journal articles, including book reviews. Available at MSU
library in paper copy.
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RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) 1974-1990.
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BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) 1990+
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RAA (Repertoire d'art et d'archeologie) 1910-1990
The three above indexes include citations to articles in journals,
chapters in books, dissertations, exhibition catalogues and Festschriften
for art and architectural history from Late Antiquity (4th century A.D.)
to present.
ARTBibliographies Modern. 1969-1995.
Includes citations to articles in journals, chapters in books, dissertations,
exhibition catalogues, and Festschriften for art of the 19th and 20th centuries
and architecture of the 20th century only.
CLASSICAL ART INDEXES
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Archaologische Bibliographie Archaologisches Institut des Deutschen
Reichs, 1932/33+
An international bibliography of classical, early Christian, Byzantine,
early Medieval, and ancient Middle Eastern art and archaeology.
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Fasti Archeologici. International Association for Classical Archaeology,
1946 +.
Bibliography of archaeology and art of the classical world, including
early Christian period. Many of the citations also have abstracts.
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Gnomon Databank
An index to all publication years for Gnomon as well as many
other journals of interest to classists and classical art historians and
archaeologists.
METHODOLOGY
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Jones, Lois Swan. Art Information: Research Methods and Resources.
3rd ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 1990.
Contains a wealth of information about formulating a research strategy
and supplies extensive information about major resources for art historical
study and research.
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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Bibliographic Guide to Art and Architecture Boston: G.K. Hall, 1986
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Annual index of the titles acquired by the Art and Architecture Division
of the New York Public Library.
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Arntzen, Etta, and Robert Rainwater. Guide to the Literature of Art
History. Chicago: American Library Association, 1980.
A Major resource for book and periodical information in all areas of
art and architectural history. Bear in mind the publication date and update
with more recent sources.
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Ehresmann, Donald L. Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference
Works, Histories and Handbooks. 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited,
1990.
BYZANTINE
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Allen, Jelesbeta. Literature on Byzantine Art 1892-1967. London:
Mansell, 1973-76.
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Byzantinische Zeitschrift. Munich: C.S.Beck, 1892 +.
AMERICAN ART
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Arts in America: A Bibliography. Ed. by Bernard Karpel. Washington,
DC: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
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Schimmelman, Janice G. American Imprints on Art Through 1865....
Boston: G.K.Hall, 1990.
ARCHITECTURE
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Architectural Publications Index. London: British Architectural
Library. 1974 +.
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Architecture Series: Bibliography Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies,
1979-1990.
A mixed bag of bibliographies relating to any and all aspects of architecture.
Often the best source for information on highly specialized building types
and geographic adaptations.
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Doumato, Lammia. Architecture and Women: A Bibliography Documenting
Women Architects, Landscape Architects, Designers, Architectural Critics
and Writers and Women in Related Fields Working in the United States.
New York: Garland, 1988.
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Ehresmann, Donald. Architecture: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference
Works, Histories and Handbooks. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited,
1983.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
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Igoe, Lynn and James Igoe. 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated
Bibliography. New York: Bowker, 1981.
EXPRESSIONISM
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Raabe, Paul. Index Expressionismus: Bibliographie du Beitrage in den
Zeitschriften und Jahrbuchern des literarischen Expressionismus 1910-1925.
Nedlen/Liechtenstein: Kraus-Thomason, 1972.
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Spalek, Jahn M. German Expressionism in the Fine Arts: A Bibliography.
Los Angeles: Hennessey and Ingalls, 1977.
Considered the authoritative source for literature on Expressionism.
Bear in mind the publication date and update reading lists from newer sources.
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Bibliography of German Expressionism. Boston: G.K.Hall, 1990.
Holdings of the Rifkin Center for German Expressionist Studies.
PAINTINGS
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Wright, Christopher. The World's Master Paintings From the Early Renaissance
to the Present Day. London: Routledge, 1991.
Contains bibliographic citations and long lists of known works by the
artists, including the last known location for each work.
PORTRAITURE
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Bibliography on Portraiture: Selected Writings on Portraiture as an
Art Form and as Documentation. Comp. by Irene Heppner. Boston: G.K.Hall,
1990.