Art History Bibliography and Library Methods

Print Catalogs

Art 600

GENERAL

1. Schreiber,W. Handbuch der Holz- und Metallschnitte des XV. Jahrhunderts (2nd ed., 1926-30) 8 v.

NE93.S43 Special Collections

Netherlandish,German, Italian, French, English, to 1500.

With Lehrs (#2),treats the very earliest Western graphic art, much of it anonymous.Covers mostly woodcuts, arranged iconographically. Old and New Testament subjects in v.1; Trinity, God, Christ, Mary in v.2; saints in v.3; secular allegorical subjects—medicine, death,portraits, etc.,—in v.4; and so on. Unillustrated, but the first four volumes of a project to revise and illustrate Schreiber has been published as v.161-164 of The Illustrated Bartsch(#5).

2. Lehrs, M.Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederländischen und französichen Kupferstichs in XV. Jahrhundert (1906-34) 9 v. + plates

NE1405.L5 1969 Art reference

Netherlandish, German, French, to 1500.

Much the same geographical and chronological coverage as Schreiber (#1), but treats engravings only. Artist-by-artist arrangement, with most volumes covering several artists, though major figures such as Schongauer and Master E.S. take up whole volumes. Each volume concludes with artist index and iconographic index of the prints it records. Alphabetical index to all artists covered by the set at end of v.9. Much attention paid to watermarks. One of the first print catalogs to be illustrated.

3. Passavant, J. Le Peintre-graveur (1860-64) 6 v. in 3

NE90.P2 Art reference

Netherlandish, German, Italian, French, to 1600.

Compiled as a correction and supplement to Bartsch (#4) to1600.

V.1 - survey.
V.2 - 15th-c. German and Netherlandish printmakers.
V.3 & 4 - 16th-c. German and Netherlandish printmakers.
V.5 & 6 - Italian 15th and 16th-c. printmakers, plus 15-p.section of additions and corrections to Robert-Dumesnil's (#6)coverage of French printmakers to 1600. General format of Passavant within chapters is chronological artist-by-artist with two sectionson each printmaker: 1. "Observations à Bartsch,"using Bartsch's entry numbers to organize his own comments andcorrections of Bartsch's work, and 2. "Additions à Bartsch," in which he adds entries for prints by that particular artist that were unknown to Bartsch. Each volume of Passavant concludes with an alphabetical index of artists and also one of monograms. Iconographic index to prints of unknown 15th-c. German and Netherlandish masters at end of v.2, and one to prints of unknown 15th-c. Italians at end of v.5. General indexes to all named artists in the set and all artists known to Passavant only by their monograms at the end of v.6.

4. Bartsch,A. Le Peintre-graveur (1803-21) 21 v.

NE90.B2 Art locked stack

Netherlandish, German, Italian, to 1700.

Chronological artist-by-artist arrangement. In each case, brief data on the artist's life, professional antecedents, artistic style, use of iconography, influence, and so on, is followed by catalog of his or her prints, often arranged by subject.
V.1-5, Netherlandish artists (index at end of v.5);
v.6-11, German artists (index, by monogram, in v.11);
v.12-21, Italian artists (indexes of names and monograms in most individual volumes).
Alphabetical index of all named artists in set at the beginning of v.21. Not illustrated.

5. Strauss,W., ed. The Illustrated Bartsch (TIB) (1978- )

NE90.B22 Art reference

Attempt to supply illustrations for all of Bartsch's original entries and correct his errors of attribution and omission. The original idea was that for each Bartsch volume, TIB would produce one volume of illustrations and one of "commentary," in which misattributions would be corrected and prints and states and other information unknown to Bartsch would be supplied. In practice, many of the original Bartsch volumes have needed more than two TIB volumes to illustrate and correct them—sometimes as many as eight have been required. Also, many volumes of additional material in such areas as 15th-c. German book illustration and 19th-c. French printmaking, that were not in the original Bartsch, have been added to TIB as "supplement" volumes. In general, each of the TIB volumes carries two numbers on its spine. The top one is its unique volume number in TIB; the bottom one represents the volume in the original Bartsch that it illustrates or revises.   Becauseof inherent differences in printmakers' oeuvres, and a lack of editorial control over the series, standardization and consistency aren't very strong from volume to volume. Consequently, it's important in each case to read individual volume compilers' prefaces and keys to abbreviations when using TIB. Subject indexes have been provided for some of the TIB volumes. In addition, iconographic indexing of some of the prints illustrated in TIB, using the Iconclass system, is available in the following in-progress sets:
Iconclass indexes: Italian prints (NE659.I28 Art reference);
Iconclass indexes: Dutch prints (Z695.A8S85 1994 Art reference);
Iconclass indexes: early German prints (NE651.L386 1995Art reference).

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FRENCH

6. Robert-Dumesnil, A. Le Peintre-graveur français.... (1835-71) 11v.

NE647.R58 Art reference

French, to1700.

Tries to be the "French Bartsch." An attempt to provide the same coverage of French printmakers of the 15th-17th cs. that Bartsch did for Netherlanders, Germans, and Italians. Chronological artist-by-artist arrangement. Internally similar to Bartsch: an essay on each artist, followed by a catalog of his/her prints.
V.1-4, 17th-c. artists;
v.5-10, 15th-17th-c. artists.
V.11, by G. Duplessis, contains additions and corrections, and an alphabetical index to all named artists covered in the set and a few known only by their monograms. In addition, there is an alphabetical artist index at the end of each volume through 7 and a monogram index at the end of each volume through 5. No illustrations.

7. BibliothèqueNationale, Paris. Département des Estampes. Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du XVIe siècle (1932-38)2 v.

NE647.P33 Art stacks

French, 1500-1600.

Alphabetical artist-by-artist arrangement. Brief entries on their prints in the BN collection give title of print, description, date (if known), states, dimensions, and bibliography. No illustrations.

8. BibliothèqueNationale, Paris. Département des Estampes. Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du XVIIe siècle(1939- )

NE647.P34 Art stacks

French, 1600-1700.

Same arrangementas #7 except that volumes published since about 1980 are illustrated.Has progressed into the M's.

9. Baudicour,P. Le Peintre-graveur français continué....(1859-61) 2 v.

NE647.R59 Art reference

French, 1700-1800.

Continues coverage begun by Robert-Dumesnil through the 18th c., but only includes about 60 artists, so Portalis & Beraldi (#10) is useful for its coverage of less well-known printmakers of the period Baudicour has alphabetical indexes of artists at the end of v.1 and the beginning of v.2.

10. Portalis, R. & H. Beraldi. Les Graveurs du XVIIIe siècle(1880-82) 3 v.

NE95.P6 Art reference

Mostly French,1700-1800.

More a handbook than a catalog. Entries on artists arranged alphabetically with rather casual checklists of their prints, along with biographical data and other information. However, over a thousand printmakers and publishers are treated, which makes this a valuable supplement to Baudicour (#9), which only covers about 60 artists. No illustrations.

11. BibliothèqueNationale, Paris. Département des Estampes. Inventaire du fonds français: graveurs du XVIIIe siècle(1930- )

NE55.F7P25 Art stacks

French, 1700-1800.

Same arrangement as #7. Has progressed into the L's.

12. Delteil, L. Le Peintre-graveur illustré (XIXe et XXe siècles)(1906-30) 31 v.

NE90.D4 Art reference

Mostly French,1800 on.

One of the first catalogs to incorporate illustrations into almost every entry.Verbal descriptions now relied on mostly for specifying differences between states. Only covers 31 artists, but most are highly important figures. Whole volumes, or multiple volumes, are devoted to the work of printmakers with large oeuvres, for which alphabetical indexes of print titles are usually supplied. Eleven volumes of the set are devoted to Daumier's 4000 lithographs, arranged chronologically.The eleventh volume is a subject and title index to the Daumier oeuvre.

13. Beraldi, H. Les Graveurs du XIXe siècle.... (1885-92) 12v. in 6

NE149.B5 Art reference

Mostly French,1800-1900.

Arrangement similar to Portalis & Beraldi (#10), whose coverage it continues through most of the 19th c. Particularly useful as a supplement to Delteil (#12), the major catalog of the work of 19th-c. French printmakers, which, however, covers only 31 artists.

14. BibliothèqueNationale, Paris. Département des Estampes. Inventaire du fonds français après 1800 (1930-

NE647.P36 Art stacks

French, 1800on.

Same arrangementas #7, except that volumes published since the early 1980's are illustrated. Has progressed into the M's.

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GERMAN

15. Geisberg,M. The German single-leaf woodcut: 150 0-1550 (rev. &trans. by W. Strauss, 1974) 4 v.

NE1150.A1 G413 Art reference

German, 1500-1550.

Alphabetical artist-by-artist arrangement. Very brief entries give title, date,dimensions and bibliographical references. Excellent illustrations show prints less than 25 x 25 cm. at actual size. Artists known only by their monograms appear in the M's. Subject index at end of v.4.

16. Strauss,W. The German single-leaf woodcut, 1550-1600: a pictorial catalogue(1975) 3 v.

NE1150.A1G4132 Art reference

German, 1550-1600.

Continues coverageof #15. Same basic arrangement except artists known only by their monograms appear at the end. Subject indexes at end of v.3.

17. Alexander, D. & W. Strauss. The German single-leaf woodcut, 1600-1700: a pictorial catalogue (1977) 2 v

NE1150.2. G47 Art reference

German, 1600-1700.

Continues coverage of #'s 15 & 16. Same arrangement. Subject indexes at end of v.2.

18. Hollstein, F. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700(1954- )

NE651 .H6 Art reference

German, ca.1400-1700.

An important,modern catalog, still in progress (O's), which reflects much preceding scholarship in its establishment of oeuvres. Alphabetical artist-by-artist arrangement. Most entries illustrated, or a reference to an illustration in an earlier publication is given. Level of bibliographical documentation of individual prints is very high. Full bibliographical citations usually given at the beginning of each entry.

A parallel set, The new Hollstein: German engravings, etchings and woodcuts 1400-1700 (1996- )

NE651 .H64 N4 1996 Art reference will provide revisions of the first 10 volumes of the original series.

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19. Andresen, A. Der deutsche Peintre-Graveur.... (1864-78) 5 v.

NE150 .A6 1969 Art reference

German, 1560-1800

Very similar in arrangement to Bartsch. Provides some additions and corrections to the latter, particularly by identifying by name printmakers that Bartsch knew only by monogram. Otherwise, surprisingly little overlap with Bartsch even though most of the printmakers that Andresen covers are from the mid-to-late16th c., well within Bartsch's chronological purview. Includes engravings, woodcuts, and illustrated books. Each volume, except v.1, concludes with an alphabetical index of artists it includes and a separate index of their monograms. Each section on an individual artist ends with an index of titles of his or her prints. At the end of v.5 is an index to all the artists covered in the set.

20. Andresen, A. Die deutschen Maler-Radirer...des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts....(1872-77) 5 v.

NE651.3 .A53 1971 Art reference

German, 1800-1875

Carries his coverage into the 19th c. Includes lithographs, as well as engravings,etchings, and occasional woodcuts. Similar in arrangement to #19. Index of individual prints after each artist's oeuvre; alphabetical index of artists at the end of each volume. But no index to all artists in the set.

ENGLISH

21. BritishMuseum. Department of Prints and Drawings. Catalogue of political and personal satires (1870-1954) 11 v.

NE55 .L7 A45 Art locked stack

English,1320-1832

Detailed entries for over 17,000 satirical prints (and a few early drawings) in the British Museum collection.
V.1-4 unindexed.
V.5-11 have indexes to persons, titles (of the prints), selected subjects, artists, and printsellers/publishers. In v.5-11, within each chronological division, prints appear in two separate sections: "Political Satires," and "Personal and Social Satires." Microfilmed illustrations of the prints in this collection are available in the set, English cartoons and satirical prints,1320-1832, in the British Museum, 1978

(MFILM N.S.1753 Microtext Room, Green Library).

22. Hind, A. Engraving in England in the 16th and 17th centuries....(1952-64) 3 v.

NE143 .H55 Art stacks

English,1500-1700

Arranged chronologically artist-by-artist. Concise essay on each, followed by catalog of his or her engravings, arranged in a rough subject classification: portraits, title pages and book illustrations, maps and views,etc. Many entries illustrated. V.1, Tudor period; v.2, Reign of James I; v.3, Reign of Charles I. General indexes near the ends of v.1 & 2 include artists' names but are not particularly good for subject access; v.3 has separate subject index. Illustrations at end of each volume.

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ITALIAN

23. Hind, A. Early Italian engraving: a critical catalogue with complete reproduction of all prints described (1938-48) 7 v.

NE659 .H5 Art reference

Italian,ca. 1450-ca.1525

Another really important modern print catalog because of its high level of scholarship and excellent illustrations.
V.1-4 cover prints from in and around Florence, mostly anonymous,arranged by style (e.g. "fine manner," "broad manner"). Catalog entries and artist and subject indexes in v.1; v.2-4 devoted to illustrations.
V.5-7 cover Italian prints of the period from areas other than Florence. Since most of these non-Florentine prints are by artists whose names, or at least monograms, are known, the catalog in v.5 is arranged chronologically artist-by-artist, with named artists preceding those known only by their monograms. V.5 also contains artist and subject indexes.
Illustrations are in v.6 & 7. Much documentation of watermarks. In addition to Hind's own indexes, iconographic indexing of this set, using the Iconclass system, is provided by R. van Straten, Iconclass indexes: Italian prints, v.1, early Italian engraving,1987

(NE659 .I28 Art reference).

24. Baudi deVesme, A. Le Peintre-graveur italien (1906)

NE152 .B3 1963 Art stacks

Italian,ca. 1600-1800

Covers Italian printmakers not included in Bartsch and those whose oeuvres lay beyond his cutoff point of 1700. Therefore, contains no attempt to correct Bartsch's cataloging. Bartsch-like arrangement: chronological artist-by-artist. Brief essay on each printmaker followed by catalog of prints—engravings and etchings only, no woodcuts. No illustrations.

NETHERLANDISH

25. Hollstein, F. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca.1450-1700 (1949- )

NE663 .H6 Art reference

Netherlandish, ca. 1450-1700

Same format and attributes as #18. Has progressed into V's.

A parallel set,The new Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (1993- )

NE663 .H65 1993 Art reference
will publish revisions of the first 17 volumes of the original series.

AMERICAN

26. Libraryof Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. American prints in the Library of Congress: a catalog of the collection (1970)

NE505 .A47 Art reference

American, ca. 1770 on

Alphabetical artist-by-artist arrangement. For each artist, brief biographical information followed by catalog of his/her prints in the LC collection arranged alphabetically by title. Concise entries for each print include title, date, dimensions, and medium. Many illustrations. Iconographical indexes.

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