Art and Music research tools
Research aids for Art & Architecture
A Global Guide to Islamic ArtSponsored by Saudi Aramco World magazine - a bi-monthly magazine to increase cross-cultural understanding and broaden knowledge of the cultures, history and geography of the Arab and Muslim worlds and their connections with the West.
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ARTbibliographies Modern (ProQuest)Covers all aspects of modern and contemporary art, traditional fine arts of painting, sculpture and drawing. The database's scope extends from artists and movements beginning with Impressionism, in the late 19th century, up to recent works and trends in the late 20th century. It incorporates abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, and exhibition catalogs and reviews.
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ARTstorARTstor is a non-profit initiative, founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with a mission to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields.
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Art Full Text (EBSCO)Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.
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Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984 (EBSCO)Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984 cites articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. In addition to articles, Art Index Retrospective indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
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Art Museums of the World Art Project (by Google)Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.
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Avery Index to Architectual Periodicals (ProQuest)The single most important bibliographical research tool for research in architecture, urban design, historic preservation and urban planning history.
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Bibliography of the History of ArtIndexes print and electronic journal articles, books, essays, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues; the database also contains its backfiles: the International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) and the Repertoire d'Art et d'Archaeologie (RAA). Includes European art from Late Antiquity to the present, American art from the European arrival to the present, and Christian and European art in Africa, Asia and Australia.
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art TermsAvailable online.
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and ArtistsAvailable online.
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Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary ArtAvailable online.
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Dictionary of Women Artists. Encyclopedia of Architecture: Design, Engineering & Construction. Index of Christian Art (Princeton)The Index of Christian Art is the largest archive of Medieval art. It traces the history and evolution of iconographic themes and concepts in early Christian and Medieval art in all media and in all geographic areas. The electronic version of the Index of Christian Art contains approximately 20-25% of the contents of the print archive. Some records have links to images at the bottom of the record, only those listed as "public images" can be accessed.
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. Oxford Companion to Art Oxford Companion to Western ArtAvailable online.
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Oxford Dictionary of ArtAvailable online.
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Research Guide for Interpreting Art Research Guide for Visual Arts in the U.S., 1876 - Present Russian Art from the Beginnings to Peter the GreatAs part of France's "Year of Russia" celebrations, the Louvre is hosting a major exhibition (May 10 to 24, 2010)devoted to the history of Christian Russia, from the 9th to the 18th century.
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The Encyclopedia of Sculpture Visual Arts Research: A Handbook Web Gallery of ArtThe Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods (1100-1850), currently containing over 15.400 reproductions. Commentaries on pictures, biographies of artists are available. It can be searched by country, period, and/or profession.
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Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975 Who's Who in American Art (Marquis)Contains over 11,000 entries, including some 4,900 new and revised listings, detailed listings contain entrants’ dates and places of birth; education and training; commissions and exhibitions; museums holding their work; professional positions; awards; books and articles by and about them; the media in which they work; their dealers and representatives; and their mailing addresses.
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World Painting Index. Research aids related to Music
A Chronology of American Musical Theatre Baker's biographical dictionary of twentieth-century classical musicians1st floor, Falvey Library
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Broadway Musicals, 1943-20041st floor, Falvey Library
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Classical Music LibraryA complete classical music collection cross-referenced to a database of supplementary information. It features 35,000-plus fully licensed recordings with the main emphasis on the baroque, classical and romantic periods, thousands of program notes and composer biographies, advanced searching, hundreds of recommended playlists themed by categories and a user-friendly interface.
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Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Library Research Guide to Music3rd floor, Falvey Library
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Musicians since 1900 : performers in concert and opera1st floor, Falvey Library
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Popular Music: An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (ProQuest)An international database of music scholarship covering all areas of music including interdisciplinary studies of music, dance and music therapy. The database indexes articles, books, bibliographies, films and videos, and book, record and concert reviews.
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Research Guide for Popular Music in America 1955-1995 Resources of American Music Hstory: A Directory of Source Materials from Colonial Times to World War II1st floor, Falvey Library
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The Cambridge History of 17th Century MusicAvailable online.
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The Cambridge History of 19th Century MusicAvailable online.
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The Cambridge History of 20th Century MusicAvailable online.
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The Cambridge History of American MusicAvailable online and in print.
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The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950 The Encyclopedia of Folk, Country, & Western MusicReference Shelves : ML102.F66S7 1983
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The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music The New Grove Dictionary of American Music The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments The New Grove Dictionary of Opera The Oxford Companion to Music3rd floor, Falvey Library
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Who's who in American music1st floor, Falvey Library
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