A number of electronic resources at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Sloane Art Library's website can assist with iconographic searches.

For a general definition of "Iconography", consult the Grove Dictionary of Art.

The Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) can help you search periodical literature for specialized topics related to secular iconography. Articles in journals will more likely treat specific subjects whereas the sources listed above are general in nature.Conduct your search using the subject or keyword menus.

Try the following subject headings when attempting your search; symbols, emblems and emblematic art, humans in art, portraits, animals, wildlife, plants, trees, flowers, mythology, heroes, legends, devices, allegories, astrology, fables, historical subjects, literary subjects. These titles will typically be located in the stacks within the following range of call numbers: N7560-N7763.

ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. ARTstor may contain images of common mythological and religious figures as well as other symbols. Another image database, CAMIO, offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources. Try searching using the subject headings listed above.