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Art and Architecture Research Guide

[Printed volumes in the Castleton State College Library are in brown type. Blue entries are links to electronic resources.]

Research Guides and Bibliographies

Psychiatry and Psychology in the Visual Arts and Aesthetics. A Bibliography (016.70115K543p)
Bibliography of Early American Architecture: Writings on Architecture Constructed Before 1860 in Eastern and Central United States (REF 016.720 R676b)
Art Research Methods and Resources (REF 707.016 J72a)
Fine Arts; A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories, and Handbooks (REF 709.01Eh 85f3)
Guide to the Literature of Art History (REF 709.016 Ar66g)
Arts in America: A Bibliography (REF 709.73 Ar79)
Guide to Basic Information Sources in the Visual Arts (700.7 M886g)

Use the Vermont State College Online Catalog to locate books. Official subject headings that may be useful include, but are not limited to, the following:

Art (subdivided by particular time period or by specific country)
Architecture
Drawing
Painting
Sculpture

Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art (REF 703.B777)
A Dictionary of Art Terms (REF 703 H122d)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art (REF 703 M178)
The Praeger Picture Encyclopedia of Art (REF 703 P883)
Encyclopedia of World Art (REF 703 W893)
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (REF 703.21 L963t)
The Oxford Dictionary of Art (REF 703.21 Ox2)
Dictionary of Subject and Symbols in Art (REF 704.94 H133d)
The Encyclopedia of Visual Art (REF 709G 748h)
The Oxford Companion to Art (REF 709.03 Os2o)
A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art (REF 709.04 C439d)
Encyclopedia of Artists (REF 709.22 En193)
Dictionary of Women Artists (REF 709.22 P452d)
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (REF 720.922 P69m)
Encyclopedia of American Architecture (REF 720.973 P124e)
Forms and Functions of Twentieth Century Architecture (REF 724.91 H181f

General
Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
InfoTrac OneFile
JSTOR Arts & Sciences I
Professional Development Collection

Art and Architecture – Specific
VSC Art & Architecture Image Database

Who Was Who in American History – Arts and Letters (REF 700.92 W62)
The Encyclopedia of Visual Art (REF 709 G748h)
Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers (REF 709.22 F46d)
World Artists 1950-1980 (REF 709.22 M342w)
Dictionary of Women Artists. An International Dictionary of Women Artists before 1900 (REF 709.22 P452d)
Who’s Who in American Art (REF 927 Ar78)

Art in Time (REF 016.7 H299a)
Index to Two-Dimensional Art Works (REF 701.6 K845)
Sculpture Index (R EF 730.16 C536s)
Index to Reproductions of American Paintings: A Guide to Pictures Occuring in More Than Eight Hundred Books (REF 759.1 M757)
Index to Reproductions of European Paintings; A Guide to Pictures in More Than Three Hundred Books (REF 759.016 M757i)
National Gallery of Art Collection (http://www.nga.gov/collection)

Archives of American Art (http://www.aaa.si.edu) Smithsonian Institute’s archives that support the study of the history of the visual arts in America
Art History Research Centre (http://www.harmsen.net/ahrc) Tool for doing art historical research on the internet.
Art History Resources on the Web (http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html)
CAMEO – conservation and art material encyclopedia online (http://www.mfa.org/_cameo/frontend/home.asp

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (REF 808.02 G25m)
"How Do I Document Sources From the World Wide Web. . . " from the Modern Language Association Homepage.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (REF 808.02 P96)
Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style
Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers (REF 808.042 H127s)
NoodleBib An electronic citation management system. Access limited to CSC students, faculty, staff.

Call the Castleton State College Library Reference Desk at (802) 468-1257 during regular hours, including most evenings until 9. Click here for specific reference hours.

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