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The leading general art bibliography. Provides critical and descriptive annotations for art reference works and other art history materials published from the 17th c. through 1977. Major categories covered include bibliographies, dictionaries and encyclopedias, iconography, sources and documents, histories and handbooks, periodicals and serials from architecture, sculpture, drawing, painting, prints, photography, and the decorative arts. Subject index.
Annual set of volumes containing alphabetical author and subject access to all art history books* acquired during the previous year by the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress.
Much like Arntzen (#1) in approach, but covers only more general art history materials and only those published after 1900. Particularly good listing of European architectural inventories. Subject index.
Comprehensive coverage of monographs on artists arranged alphabetically by artist. Catalogues raisonnés designated by "CR," otherwise unannotated.
Helpful annotated coverage of many information sources in
related fields in the humanities and social sciences as well as
the usual art history reference works.
*In this list, and succeeding ones, the term "book" includes
exhibition catalogs unless otherwise stated.
The classic history of art literature from late antiquity to the early 19th c., with emphasis on the Renaissance. Extensive bibliographies of primary and secondary sources at the end of each chapter. French trans. published in 1984 (N5300-S3714 Art stacks).
Annual bibliography, classified mainly by art form. Includes books and articles from over 150 periodicals, on the history of British art from the end of the Roman period. Brief annotations.
Annual publication that summarizes, in alternate years, recent research in the humanities and social sciences in Latin America. Humanities volumes always contain extensive, annotated bibliographical coverage of material on Latin American art, arranged by country.
Books, dissertations, and articles classified mainly by Oceanic location. Brief annotations. Author, title, and subject indexes.
Comprehensive, heavily-annotated guide to literature on American art, including dissertations. Coverage includes not only visual arts but also cinema, music, dance, drama. Last volume devoted to detailed author/title/subject index.
Classified, annotated bibliography of material in Western languages and Russian on the art and architecture of German- speaking areas, including Switzerland, Austria, parts of Czechoslovakia and Poland. Includes books and articles in periodicals and Festschriften. Provides especially good city-by- city coverage of writings on architectural monuments. Indexes of artists/architects, places, and authors.
Classified bibliography recording over 15,000 books and articles published from 1920-65. Includes citations to book reviews. Index to authors and collectors. No annotations.
Chronological arrangement of annotated entries for books and articles on Futurism published from 1959-73. Appendix provides detailed coverage of all special periodical issues published during the period that were devoted to Futurism. Author/subject index.
Books, periodicals, exhibition announcements, including much primary source material of the Surrealist movement. Descriptive annotations. Author/title and illustrator indexes.
Heavily-annotated coverage of primary and secondary sources, including books and articles. Special section on Pre-Raphaelite book illustration. Author/title/subject index.
Classified arrangement of books and articles. Annotations. Author/subject index.
Classified by subsidiary movements, groups, and individual artists. Covers books; no articles. Occasional brief annotations. Author, gallery, and subject indexes.
Books and articles classified mainly by place. Author, artist, and geographical indexes.
Books and articles on medieval manuscript illumination classified by period, painter, school, collection, patron, subject, iconography, and exhibition. No annotations. No indexes.
Covers books and some exhibition catalogs (but no articles) published after 1875. Classified by art form and then by country. Heavily annotated. Author and subject indexes.
Covers books published after 1875; no exhibition catalogs or articles. Classified by historical period and then by country. Heavily annotated. Author/title and subject indexes.
Classified arrangement of books and articles. Includes early treatises and manuals. British bias. Partially annotated. Author and artist indexes.
Classified arrangement of books (but no articles) on the history of prints and printmaking. Meant to complement the artist-centered approach of nos. 24 and 25. Gives translations of foreign-language titles. Author and museum indexes. No annotations.
Arranged alphabetically by artist. Includes books and articles. No annotations. No indexes.
Books and articles on 15th - 17th-c. printmakers. Arranged alphabetically by artist. Supplies translations of foreign- language titles. No annotations. No indexes
Arranged by artist. Includes articles as well as books. Annotated.
Reproduces the annotated entries for books and articles on Byzantine art that appeared from 1892-1967 in the current literature column of the journal Byzantinische Zeitschrift. First volume set up topographically; second arranged by subject. Also contains a large number of incidental references to material on late antique, Early Christian, and medieval art.
Books and articles classified by types of prints, periods of printmaking, iconographical themes, and the names of printmakers. Author and subject indexes.
Annotated entries for books and articles arranged in a complicated subject classification that includes sections on international expositions, different areas of design activity-- e.g. graphic, interior, fashion, furniture--design theory, and individual designers. Subject index.
Books and articles arranged mainly by material--glass, gems, gold, etc. Author, subject, and location indexes.
Books, dissertations, and articles arranged by place and then by artist. Author and artist indexes.
Books and articles in a detailed classification, including sections representing specific iconographical themes. Author and site indexes.
Arranged alphabetically by author, with long bibliographic histories of individual treatises, manuals, etc.
Books and articles classified mainly by print types--"popular prints," "portraits,"--iconographical themes, collections, and the names of printmakers. Author and subject indexes.
Books and articles arranged mainly by region. Author index.
Books and articles in a chronological arrangement. Author/subject index.
Books and articles classified mainly by place. Author and artist indexes.
Classified arrangement of books and articles in Western European languages and Russian. Annotations. Translations of Russian titles. Author index.
Books, articles, dissertations, and reviews in separate sections. Heavily annotated. Author and subject indexes.
Books, dissertations, and articles, classified mainly by site and by special topics such as patronage, influence of antiquity, and iconography. Author and subject indexes.
A record of oeuvre catalogs of 20th-century artists published between 1945 and 1983. Arranged alphabetically by artist. Brief annotations. No indexes.
Union catalog of periodicals held by 38 German art libraries.
Bibliography of commercial catalogs of products from American manufacturers.
Three main sections: reviews of Homer exhibitions from 1875 through 1973; articles that discuss Homer's work and its significance; articles that discuss and/or illustrate specific Homer works. Brief annotations. No indexes.
Carries on the coverage of Steinmann & Wittkower (no. 47). Fuller annotations. Same indexes.
Books and articles on Bosch and his works arranged in a detailed classification scheme that includes sections on iconography, collectors and critics before 1800, psychoanalytic studies, and individual paintings and drawings. Indexes to authors, subjects, and Bosch's works.
Literature on Picasso arranged by type--monographs, catalogues raisonnés, exhibition catalogs, dissertations and theses, special issues of periodicals, archival materials, etc. Annotations. Author/title/subject index.
Over 10,000 citations to books, articles, dissertations, auction catalogs--anything mentioning Dürer. Partially annotated. Specific art objects by Dürer identified through references to published catalogs of his work--Anzelewsky, Tietze for paintings, Winkler for drawings, Bartsch for graphic art, etc. Author, subject, and art object indexes.
Books and articles arranged alphabetically by author. Partial annotations. Subject index. Appendix by R. Freyhan describes important Michelangelo documents. Coverage of Michelangelo bibliography continued in no. 43.
Books and articles on Wright presented chronologically, beginning with 1886. Brief annotations. Building index.
Annotated lists of articles, books, exhibition catalogs, and audiovisual materials on Moore. The reproductions index presents three lists of Moore's works--drawings/paintings/watercolors; prints; sculpture--each arranged alphabetically by title and give citations to reproductions of them. Author index.
Chronologically-arranged sections recording Leonardo's writings, and books and articles about him. Long annotations. Author and subject indexes.
Separate, chronologically-arranged sections recording Pevsner's books, parts of books, articles, and book reviews. Author/title/subject index.
Two chronological sequences, one for books and the other for articles. No indexes.
Books, articles, and encyclopedia entries mainly arranged alphabetically by artist. Partially annotated. No indexes.
Books and parts of books (no articles) classified by subject-- easel painting, psychology, theories, vocabulary, etc. Annotations. Author/title/subject index.
Same arrangement as #59.
Same arrangement as #59.
Year-by-year listing, arranged alphabetically by author, of Salon criticism that appeared in the Parisian press between 1852 and 1870. No annotations. Author and periodical title indexes.
Long bibliographic articles on various kinds of museums and museum functions.
Books and articles arranged alphabetically by artist. No annotations. No indexes.
Five issues per year. Scholarly journal on the history of the south of France. Fifth issue each year is a bibliography of recent books and articles in Western languages on the area, including a large art history section.
Quarterly. At the end of the second and fourth issues each year is a classified bibliography of recent books and articles in Western languages on Spanish art and architecture. Occasional annotations. No indexes.
Annual. Last thirty pages or so is a bibliography of the preceding year's books and articles in Western languages on Venetian art and architecture, including alphabetically-arranged sections on individual artists. No annotations. No indexes.
Two issues per year. Each contains an extensive annotated bibliography of books and articles in the field of Byzantine studies, including a long section on art history.
Five issues per year. Fifth always devoted to classified bibliography of recent books, articles, and dissertations in Western languages on Austrian art and architecture. No annotations. Author/subject index.
Special strengths: architectural history, classical archaeology, decorative arts.
Special strength: literature on Byzantine art, particularly illuminated manuscripts.
Special strengths: Literature on the art of the Far East, India, and the Near East. Western language and Oriental language sections. Includes article indexing of some important Asian- language art periodicals.
Special strength: literature on Italian late medieval and Renaissance painting.
Special strengths: literature on master drawings, Romanesque sculpture, Italian "primitive" painters, Dutch 17th-c. painting, American art, history of photography. V.15, and last 50 pp. of supp., contain auction catalog collection.
Special strength: literature on Italian art from the Early Christian period to the present. Handwritten cards sometimes hard to read. No subject entries.
Especially strong in the areas in which the Museum collects art since that's where most of the curatorial research is done. Includes article indexing of some early periodicals. V.46-48 contains auction catalog collection.
Special strength: Literature on the visual arts from about 1850. Includes article indexing for some modern-art periodicals not covered by the leading commercial indexes.
Collection does not include material on manuscript illumination, history of photography, pre-Columbian or native American art, but otherwise attempts to be comprehensive. Includes article indexing of some early periodicals.
Special strength: literature on the graphic arts. Includes article indexing of some early periodicals.
V.1-9, books acquired since 1890; v.10, books acquired before 1890; unnumbered volume, exhibition catalogs. Special strength: decorative arts. No subject entries. (Subject catalog available in Art Library on microfiche 574.)
Special strength: literature on American art.
Microfiche set includes three main sections: the Aufsatzkatalog, or index of chapters in books and journal articles, the Alphabetischer Katalog, or list of books, and the Sachkatalog, or keyword catalog covering both previous sections.
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