Johnson, W. McAllister. Its Use and Abuse. Main focus is on the genre of catalogue writing. Kleinbauer, W. Eugene. G.K. Hall, 1992.
Lengthy introduction explains various methods of inquiry and cites authors and sources.
A very rich source of historiography for the period and subject it covers. The New Art History . Ed. by A.L. Rees and Frances Borzello. Humanities Press, 1988. Meditations on a Coy Science.