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Art History Bibliography and Library Methods

List of Published Catalog of Books | Art Bibliographies | Art Periodical Indexes and Abstracting Services | Non-Art Periodical and Literature Indexes | Art Encyclopedias | Art Biographical Reference Sources | Dictionaries of Art Terms | Exhibition Records Arranged by Artist | Bibliographies of Art Auction Catalogs | Indexes to Art Auction Catalogs | Bibliographical Reference Works - Collectors, Dealers | Significant Corporas | Catalogs of Paintings in a Geographic Region | Print Catalogs | Iconography | Archive Directories and Other Information | Commercial Picture Sources | Foreign Dissertations | Research in Progress

Commercial Picture Sources

Art 600

Evans, Hilary and Mary. Picture researcher's handbook 5th ed. (1992)

N4000 .E8 1992 Art reference

Directory to archives and picture suppliers in many countries; includes address, telephone number, hours and a brief description of the collection; procedures for use of the collection including fees; arranged in broad subject groups (e.g."Art, architecture, archaeology") with a more detailed subject index and an alphabetical index at the back; first place to look.

Robl, Ernest H. Picture sources 4(1983)

N4000 .S7 1983 Art reference

Published by the Picture Section of the Special Libraries Association; attempts to record all picture collections in North America; each entry includes contact person, an indication of the contents (of collection), subject coverage and chronological coverage, and access information; arranged alphabetically, with"Collections Index," for collections within larger entities,"Geographic Index" for information on a particular locale, and a fairly detailed subject index.

Schultz, John. Picture research: a practical guide (1991)

TR147 .S38 1991 Art reference

An extremely useful manual for picture research; includes a discussion of photographic reproduction methods, types of commercial and non-profit sources, and copyright issues.

World photography sources (1982)

N4000 .W67 1982 Art reference

Similar but briefer entries than either of the above; better coverage of countries other the the U.S. and Europe; art sources mostly museums; arranged by subject with alphabetical, geographic and subject indexes

 

 



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