History of Art and Architecture
Guide for research in Art History
Books on Venice: subjects
A subject search in the Five Colleges Library catalog for "Venice (Italy)," and all the various subheadings under this main heading, retrieves more than a thousand books. Some samples include:
- Venice (Italy)--Buildings
- Venice (Italy)--Climate
- Venice (Italy)--Commerce
- Venice (Italy)--Defenses
- Venice (Italy)--Description and travel
- Venice (Italy)--Economic conditions
- Venice (Italy)--Emigration and immigration
- Venice (Italy)--Foreign relations
- Venice (Italy)--History
- Venice (Italy)--History, Naval
- Venice (Italy)--In art
- Venice (Italy)--Pictorial works
Etc., etc.
Online Reference
- Oxford Classical Dictionary byPublication Date: 2012Click through the "UMass: Link to resource" link
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
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The best scholarly dictionary for all aspects of fine and applied arts, including design and architecture. Current. - Oxford Classical Dictionary This link opens in a new window
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The fourth edition of this established dictionary offers numerous new entries on all aspects of the classical world, with reception and anthropology as new focus areas. - Brill's Medieval Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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Includes Brill's Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, Encyclopedia of Medieval Dress and Textiles, Encyclopedia of Medieval Pilgrimage and Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. - International Medieval Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Citations to journal articles, books and book chapters in all European languages, on medieval studies. Citations 1967-present on the historical period 400-1500.
- New Catholic EncyclopediaISBN: 0787676942Publication Date: 2004-04-01Ebook! Try the link. You may have to login with your Netid.
- Grendler, Paul F. The Renaissance. [Electronic Resource] : An Encyclopedia for Students. Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2004.Click on "Table of Contents" to get into the text.
A survey of the Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art literature, economics and science curriculum. Presents 465 alphabetically arranged entries broadly covering people, places, events, concepts, works of art and literature, and scientific achievements from around 1350 to 1620. For students in grades 7 and higher.
Reference books
A Concise Encyclopedia of the Italian Renaissance by Call Number: DG445 .C66 1981ISBN: 0500233330Publication Date: 1985-04-01
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by Call Number: N7560 .H34 2008ISBN: 0813343933Publication Date: 2014-03-01
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography by Call Number: N7560 .E53 1998ISBN: 1579580092Publication Date: 1998-04-012 volumes, does not circulate- Iconography of Christian Art byCall Number: N7830 .S35132ISBN: 0821203657Publication Date: 1971-01-01
The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture by Call Number: N7830 .M87 1996ISBN: 0198661657Publication Date: 1996-11-14
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance by Call Number: CB361 .C27 2003ISBN: 0198601751Publication Date: 2003-05-01
The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s by Call Number: NX650.M9 R45 1993ISBN: 0195049985Publication Date: 1993-05-272 volumes.- Post-Biblical Saints Art Index byCall Number: N8079.5 .R63 1994ISBN: 0899509428Publication Date: 1994-10-01
- Saints in Italian art byCall Number: ND1432.I8 K32 1952Publication Date: 19524 volumes: [v.1] Iconography of the saints in Tuscan painting.--[v.2] Iconography of the saints in central and south Italian schools of painting.--[v.3] Iconography of the saints in the painting of north east Italy.--[v. 4] Iconography of the saints in the painting of north west Italy.
