Books Reproductions of over 700 emblem books from Germany, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Netherlands, France, and Belgium, mainly from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Marburger Index, 1980- Perhaps the most complex and the most comprehensive of the microfiche collections, the Marburger Index documents German art and art in Germany from medieval to present times. Spans the gamut from household implements to painting, sculpture, and architecture. At the present time, there are almost 1,000,000 images recorded, and the project is on-going. Images are arranged by location, with separate indexes for subject and object.
Bibliography is included.
Assistance will be provided at the Reference Desk. The CD-ROM index is a valuable new tool for searching the Index. Inquire at the desk for the location of the CD-ROM and for assistance with its use. Actual reproductions of the catalogues, many with handwritten notations, prices, and comments about the state of the object. Covers the art of the 15th-17th centuries in the low countries.