The Butler Libraries maintain a collection of art history resources to support classes offered in art history and aprreciation. Materials in this area are cataloged in the Library of Congress classification scheme (LC) under the alphabetical designation of "N." The classification contains the following general subdivisions:
The Grove Dictionary of Art by
1. A to Anckermann -- 2. Ancona to Azzolino -- 3. B to Biard -- 4. Biardeau to Brüggemann -- 5. Brugghen, ter to Casson -- 6. Cassone to China, VII -- 7. China, VIII to Cossa -- 8. Cossiers to Diotti -- 9. Diploma work to Egypt, ancient, X -- 10. Egypt, ancient, XI to Ferrant -- 11. Ferrara to Gainsborough -- 12. Gairard to Goodhue -- 13. Goodnough to Habsburg, I -- 14. Habsburg, II to Hungary, V -- 15. Hungary, VI to Iran, ancient -- 16. Iraq to Janoušek -- 17. Jansen to Ketel -- 18. Kettle to Leathart -- 19. Leather to Macho -- 20. Mächtig to Medal -- 21. Medallion to Montalbani -- 22. Montald to Neufforge -- 23. Neuhuys to Pandit Seu -- 24. Pandolfini to Pitti -- 25. Pittoni to Raphael -- 26. Raphon to Rome, ancient, II -- 27. Rome, ancient, III to Savot -- 28. Savoy to Soderini -- 29. Södermark to Summerson -- 30. Summonte to Tinne -- 31. Tinoco to Varna -- 32. Varnish to Wavere -- 33. Wax to Zyvele; Appendices -- 34. Index.
Modern Arts Criticism by
"A biographical and critical guide to painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects from the beginning of the modern era to the present."
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras by
Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this five-volume set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume. Nine chapters follow, covering the major branches of the humanities: architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater and visual arts. Chapters begin with a chronology of major events within the discipline followed by articles covering the movements, schools of thought and masterworks that characterize the discipline during the era and biographical profiles of pioneers, masters and other prominent figures in the field. Chapters end with significant primary documents from the period.
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s by
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts is a unique reference work: a topically classified chronology of more than 30,000 artworks from circa 1300 to the present day that take as their theme the subjects of Greek and Roman mythology. In more than three hundred major entries, alphabetically arranged by subject, artworks are listed in chronological order, delineating the history of artistic interest in the subject, including painting, sculpture, music, dance, opera, drama, and literature over the last seven centuries. By bringing together information heretofore segregated by discipline, time period, or other constraint, Jane Davidson Reid has created an invaluable tool for the study of the history of the arts in the Western world. Ranging from Achilles to Zeus, entries cover all the important mythic beings of the classical world, from gods, goddesses, and heroes to nymphs, shepherds, and satyrs. A headnote to each entry identifies the subject, briefly describes relevant events and episodes recounted in Greek and Roman myths, and explains thematic cross-currents represented in the list of artworks that follows. A list of classical literary sources follows the headnote. Each listing of an artwork includes the artist's name, the title of the work, and the date of its creation, publication, or first performance, as appropriate. Also noted are the medium or genre of the work, the present location of works in the fine arts, and other pertinent information. Sources of data on each artwork appear in each listing. Enhanced by a comprehensive system of cross-references, a complete list of the sources of data cited in the listings, and an extensive artist index, which will enable readers to locate works by a given artist across numerous entries, this work presents its vast body of data in a way that is easily accessible to specialist and nonspecialist alike. No other work equals its interdisciplinary scope; no other work matches its usefulness to historians of the arts; and no other work possesses its appeal to scholars, students, and general readers interested in classical mythology and its enduring popularity in Western traditions of artistic expression.
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