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[Indexes]
Online Catalog: Holdings for the George Mason University Libraries.
Aladin Catalog: Holdings for WRLC libraries.
[Restricted Access]
WorldCat: Holdings records for OCLC member libraries.
ARTstor Digital Library: A comprehensive scholarly resource for digital images, including collections of worldwide art, sculpture and graphic design.
ARTBibliographies Modern: Database provides abstracts of English language and worldwide literature on art and design, photography and its history, art trends, and individual artists from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
Art Abstracts: Indexes and abstracts key international English-language arts publications.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index: Citation index for the arts and humanities.
Arts and Humanities Search: Indexes arts and humanities journals.
Bibliography of the History of Art: European and American art from late antiquity to the present.
Dissertation Abstracts: Dissertations accepted at accredited institutions.
International Index to the Performing Arts: Covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry. Selected full-text coverage.
Dow Jones Interactive: Covers today's top newspapers (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and more) with full-text articles and exhibition reviews.
Expanded Academic ASAP: Full-text journal articles in the humanities.
Grove Dictonary of Art: Covers 45,000 articles, with selected images, on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present.
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Library Resources
Call numbers refer to items in the Fenwick Library Reference Collection; items marked with an * can also be found in the Johnson Center Library Reference Collection.
- The Dictionary of Art
REF. N33. D5 1996 v.1-34
New, scholarly and comprehensive guide covering antiquity to the present. Includes illustrations and bibliographies. A standard source, excellent starting point.
- Encyclopedia of World Art
REF. N31. E6 v.1-17
Older scholarly work, yet still important. Covers artists, movements, movements, and all forms of art from all periods. Numerous plates and extensive bibliographies.
- *Gardner's Art Through the Ages
FENWICK AND JCL STACKS
N500. G25 1991
An art history standard, referred to as "Gardner."
- History of Art
REF. N5300. J3 1997
Widely used, standard textbook referred to as "Janson." Survey of world art from antiquity to the twentieth century.
- *McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art
REF. N33. M3 v.1-5
15,000 short entries covering techniques, styles, artists, and museums. Extensive illustrations.
- *Oxford Companion to Art
REF. N33. O9
Encyclopedia for general information. Short articles on styles, techniques, movements, artists. Includes bibliographies.
- Oxford Dictionary of Art
REF. N33. O93 1997
Updated version of the Oxford Companion, yet both remain useful.
- Pelican History of Art
FENWICK AND JCL STACKS
Multi-volume survey on all areas of art with bibliographies and plates. Individual volumes have unique call numbers; for a list of the volumes owned by GMU, perform a title search for "Pelican History of Art," in the catalog.
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Web Sites
ARTstor Digital Library
- Voice of the Shuttle: Art History Links
- Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement
- Provides visitors with a simple overview of art styles and access to artists well-known for developing or working within a particular movement. There is a general discription of each movement with a chronological listing of the artists associated with that movement. Sources are given for direct quotes.
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Maintained by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History Sweet Briar College, this metasite is a directory of art history resources on the web arranged by movements/periods. Some of the entries have brief descriptions. There is also a page called "Research Resources" which lists indexes and databases, periodicals, image finders, general art history resources, etc.
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