For additional assistance with your research, consult a Reference Librarian . I. Background Sources 1. Dictionary of Art . This major new resource provides comprehensive coverage of the visual arts of every culture from prehistory to the present. Incorporates recent scholarship in the field and provides extensive coverage of non-western traditions and women artists.
Articles emphasize the context from which the art arose.
Bibliographies point the way to key sources. Encyclopedia of World Art. A comprehensive multi-volume encyclopedia of art and architecture with lengthy articles on most subjects. Good bibliographies are included in all articles. Because of the complexity of the arrangement of entries, the index volume should be used to find appropriate articles.