WU Senior Theses in Art History
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Reference Resources
Listed on this page are key reference resources that provide a general overview of a topic or help identify synonyms, related terms, or basic data. These sources often include references and lists of further readings.
Major Art History Reference Books
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Dictionary of Art
Call Number: Ref N 31 .D5 1996ISBN: 1884446000The only comprehensive art reference work in the world. It covers all the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990’s in 34 volumes. This is also available online as Grove Art Online. -
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
Call Number: Hatfield Library Reference BH56 .E53 1998ISBN: 0195113071Publication Date: 1998This is also available online. -
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Call Number: Hatfield Library Reference CB9 .N49 2005ISBN: 0684313774Publication Date: 2004This is also available online. -
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
by Call Number: HAT Reference N33 .O923 2001Publication Date: 2001Contains entries on artists and their works, styles and movements, art forms and art terms. This is also available online. -
Dictionary of Subject and Symbols in Art
by Call Number: Ref. N7560 .H34 1974ISBN: 0813343933Publication Date: 2007Emphasizes Christian and classical subject matter from western art of the Renaissance and later. Greek and Roman mythology, classical heroes, legends and ancient history are also included. -
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography
Call Number: Ref. N 7565 .E53 1998ISBN: 1579580092Compares the uses of iconographic themes from mythology, the Bible and other sacred texts, literature, and popular culture in works of art through various periods, cultures, and genres.
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