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Call numbers refer to the Fenwick Library Reference Collection; entries marked with "*" can also be found in the Johnson Center Library Reference Stacks.

*A Dictionary of Symbols
REF. BF1623. S9 C513 1971b
General dictionary of sacred and profane symbols. Does not include narrative subjects. Bibliographical references are made to a list of 61 reference books.
An Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism
REF. BL603. A72
Detailed essays covering important myths and their depiction in the arts.
*A Dictionary of Symbols
REF. GR931. C4413 1994
Symbols religious, secular, mythic, literary, and legendary from all over the world with citations provided to over 700 references.
*Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art
REF. N7560. H34 1979
Scholarly work, widely used. Covers myth, allegory, history, legend.
Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae
REF. N7760. L49 1981 v.1-16
Comprehensive guide to iconography from antiquity. Most entries in German.
Iconography of Christian Art
REF. N7830. S313 v.1-2
Iconographic study of Christian art. Extensive illustrations.
*Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts
REF. NX650. M9 R45 1993 v.1-2
Covers mythology in art from the medieval to the modern. Descriptive and location information for 30,000 works.

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Bibliography of print resources relating to symbolism and iconography. The call numbers are UCSD specific; check GMU's library catalog for local call numbers.
Encyclopedia Mythica: This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5700 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
Iconography: Site in French and English; annotated links to iconographic resources arranged by time period, geographic area, subject.
Iconografische Thema: Searchable database of iconographic images arranged by type: classical, resligious, profane, and allegories. Site is in Dutch.
ICONCLASS Browser: The ICONCLASS Browser is a tool for persons engaged in iconographical research or in the documentation of images, particularly for people working with ICONCLASS in computer projects. ICONCLASS is a collection of ready-made definiti ons of objects, persons, events, situations and abstract ideas that can be the subject of an image. ICONCLASS organizes iconography into 10 'main divisions' in which the definitions are ordered hierarchically.
Mythmedia: Mythology in Western Art **: Mythmedia was prepared in The Library of The University of Haifa by Ora Zehavi, and by Dr. Sonia Klinger from the Department of Art History. The purpose of the project is to form a collection of art images relating to Classical myt hology.
Dictionary of Symbolism: Part of the University of Michigan's Fantasy and Science Fiction Page. An on-line guide to the significance and meaning of many literary symbols. Includes a bibliography of resources. Individual entries have no citations.