Wheaton College Norton, Massachusetts
Wheaton  library

Art 352, Spring 2001

Prof. Evelyn Lane, ext. 3580
Judy Aaron, Reference librarian, ext. 3703; email jaaron@wheatonma.edu

Art 352 - Early Medieval Art and Culture
Spring, 2001

Online Art Databases

Citations to the literature of art and art history:

1. Wilson Art Abstracts - 1983-2001 (OVID)
Truncation: $
Booleans: and, or, not
Use "Limit" to find reproductions, limit date, language, etc.

2. Art Index Retrospective - 1929-1984 (Subject or alphabetical list)
Select, and click on "Search Plus"
Truncation: *
Booleans: and, or, not
Select remaining limits

3. Art Literature International - 1973-1990, and
4. Bibliography of the History of Art - 1990 to 2001 (Subject or alphabetical, via Dialog@CARL)
Click Dialog@CARL
Scroll; select "Humanities & Arts" from left menu; select "Art and Design"
Hold down command key, and select "Art Literature International" and
"Bibliography of the History of Art."
Truncation: ?
Booleans: and, or, not
N.B. To perform advanced searches, select one database at a time.

Online Web Resources

The Grove Dictionary of Art
Online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts.
http://www.groveart.com/tdaonline/index.asp

Argos
A limited area search engine of the Ancient and Medieval Internet.
http://argos.evansville.edu

NetSERF
The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources from Fordham Univ.
http://www.netserf.org

The Labyrinth
Resources for Medieval Studies from Georgetown Univ.
http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html

The Catholic Encyclopedia
Excellent coverage of medieval religion.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

DScriptorium
Digital images of medieval manuscripts.Very interesting searchable encyclopedia.
http://www.netserf.org

Kells, Ireland
Images of Irish crosses.
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/kells/kells.html

The Art and Architecture Thesaurus
Terminology to name and describe art objects and architecture.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/index.html

The Union List of Artist Names
Spelling variations, alternative names, locations, important dates, etc.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/index.html

Gardner's Gateway to Art History: The Middle Ages
The Medieval section of a gateway to the literature of art history.
http://www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/Med.html

Art Resources on the Web
One of the best art history gateways, produced by Chris Witcombe of Sweet Brian College. Select "Middle Ages."
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Web Gallery of Art
Digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created between 1150 and 1750. Excellent image displays.
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/welcome.html

AICT
(Art Images for College Teaching)

Excerpts from image collections arranged by period (select "Medieval
art").
http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/html/index.html