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GENERAL SOURCES

A.L.A Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and Periodicals.
3 vol.: William Coolidge Lane and Nina E. Browne, ed., Washington, D.C: American Library Association, 1906, reprint 1965.
    AAL Ref N7620 .A2.

Artbibliographies Modern. Oxford, England: 1973-present (semi annual).
CD-Rom 1984-/Print: AAL Index Table N6490z .A7.
    Abstracts of the current literature of modern art, photography and design. Strong in documentation of 20th. century material. As of 1988 dropped 19th century architecture coverage and increased photography coverage. Dictionary arrangement of artists and subjects. Indexes periodicals, books, exhibition catalogs, theses, essays and festschriften. Entries often contain abstracts and listings of illustrations in article.

Art Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1929-199- .
    Available on Melvylã (art) covering materials published from 1984 onward/Print: AAL Index Table N7425z .A74. /CD-Rom: AAL Slide Room, 1984-95.
    Alphabetical listings of subjects, artists and authors. Includes references to world of art, architectural drawings, photographs, etc.

Bettmann Portable Archive; a graphic history of almost everything. New York: New York Picture House Press, 1973.
    SSH Ref AG250 .B47.

Bibliography of the History of Art (RILA/RAA). Malibu, CA: J. Paul Getty Trust, 1973-present.
    CD-ROM: covering materials published from 1973 to present/Print: AAL Index Table N7510z .B53.
    Surveys current writing on Western art from late antiquity (4th century A.D.) to the present. Covers not only fine arts (architecture, sculpture, painting, drawings and prints), but decorative and applied arts, industrial design and architecture, popular and folk art. Photography, new media, and the performing arts are also covered in connection with the visual arts.

A Compendium/ under the general editorship of Harold H. Hart. 15 vol.: New York: Hart Pub. Co., 1976.
    AAL Stacks N7560 .P5.

Encyclopedia of World Art. 17 vol.: New York: Mcgraw Hill, 1959-1987.
    AAL Ref N31 .E4833.

Evans, Hilary. Picture Researcher’s Handbook: an international guide to picture sources and how to use them. Wokingham, Berkshire: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986.
    AAL Ref N4000 .E8 1986.

Garrigan, Kristine Ottesen. Victorian Art Reproductions in Modern Sources; a bibliography. New York: Garland, 1991.
    AAL Ref N6767.5 .V52z G37 1991.
        Indexes Victorian paintings under subject as well as artist.

Heck, Johann Georg. Encyclopedia of Source Illustrations; a portable picture library of 5000 steel engravings. 2 vol.: New York: Morgan and Morgan, 1972.
    SSH Ref AG6 .H413.

Huyghe, Rene, ed. Larousse Encyclopedia. 4 vol.: New York: Prometheus Press, 1962-65.
    AAL Stacks N5300 .H953 Vol. 1: Prehistoric and Ancient Art
    AAL Stacks N5970 .H813 Vol. 2: Byzantine and Medieval Art
    AAL Stacks N6350 .H812 Vol. 3: Renaissance and Baroque Art
    AAL Stacks N6450 .H813 Vol. 4: Modern Art

Janson, H. W. Key Monuments of the History of Art; a visual survey. New York: Abrams, 1959.
    AAL Ref N5301 .J3 1959.

Moore, Albert C. Iconography of Religions: an introduction. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1977.
    AAL Stacks N7790 .M65 1977.

National Geographic Index. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1967-.
    SSH Ref Indexes G1 N2832.

Parry, Pamela Jeffcott. Contemporary Art and Artists: an index to reproductions. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1978.
    AAL Ref N6490 .P3234.

Reid, Jane Davidson. The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990’s. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
    AAL Ref NX650 .M9 R45.

Roberts, Helene E. Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography

The Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. 61 vol.: New York: CEL Communications, 1986.
    UGL Playback YPL 33 (video and laser disc).

Visual Archives of American History. Glenview: HarperCollins, 1991.
    UGL Playback YPL15 (video).



ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS

Ching. A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.
    AAL Ref NA31 .C44 1995.

Colson, Jean. Dictionnaire des Monuments de Paris. Paris: Editions Hervas, c1992.
    AAL Ref NA9355 .P37 D53.

Millon, Henry A., ed. Key Monuments of the History of Architecture. New York: Abrams, 1965.
    AAL Ref NA202 .M5 1965.

Teague, Edward. Index to Italian Architecture: a guide to key monuments and reproduction sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
    AAL Ref NA111 .T4 1992.

Teague, Edward. World Architecture Index: a guide to illustrations. New York: Greenwood Press, 1991.
    AAL Ref NA202 .T4 1991.



PAINTING

Daniel, Howard. Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting: mythological, Biblical, historical, literary, allegorical and topical. New York: Abrams, 1971.
    AAL Ref ND1288 .D3.

Havlice, Patricia Pate. World Painting Index. 2 vol.: Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1977 and supplements.
    AAL Ref ND45 .H38.

Provides references to books and catalogues published between 1940-89.
Korwin, Yala H. Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works. 2 vol.: Metuchen, N. J.: Scarecrow Press, 1981.
    AAL Ref N7525 .K67.

Munro, Isabel Stevenson. Index to Reproductions of American Paintings; a guide to pictures occurring in more than eight hundred books. New York: Wilson Co., 1948.
    AAL Ref ND205 M57.

Munro, Isabel Stevenson and Munro, Kate M. Index to Reproductions of European Paintings: a guide to pictures in more than three hundred books. New York: Wilson Co., 1956.
    AAL Ref ND450 .M6.

Smith, Lyn Wall and Moure, Nancy D.W. Index to Reproductions of American Paintings: appearing in more that 400 books, mostly published since 1960. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1977.
    AAL Ref ND205 S757.

Subject Catalog of Paintings in Public Collections. London: Visual Arts, 1989.
    AAL Ref ND45 .S94 1989.

Wright, Christopher. The World’s Master Paintings: from the early Renaissance to the present day. 2 vol.: London: Routledge, 1992.
    AAL Ref ND40 .W75 1991.



PHOTOGRAPHY

Parry, Pamela Jeffcott. Photography Index: a guide to reproductions. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979.
    AAL Ref TR199 .P37.

Moss, Martha. Photography Books Index: a subject guide to photo anthologies. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980.
    AAL Ref TR199 .M67.



SCULPTURE

Clapp, Jane. Sculpture Index. 2 vol. in 3 books. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1970.
    Vol. 1: Sculpture of Europe and the contemporary Middle East. Vol. 2: Sculpture of the Americas, the Far East, Africa, the Pacific Areas, and the Classical World.
    AAL Ref NB36 C55.

Bazin, Germain. The History of World Sculpture. New York: Lamplight, 1968.
    AAL Stacks NB60 B3813 1968.
 

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