ART 290:002 - Islamic Art in the Age of Caliphs (8th-12th Century)

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Index Islamicus

ArchNet

Art Full Text

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals

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Quick Guide - How to Locate Articles in Art & Art History (pdf)

Recommended databases - Islam, History & Culture

Index Islamicus
Indexes publications in European languages, from 1906 to date, on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world.

Recommended databases - Art & Architecture History

Art Full Text
Indexing from 1984-present. Full text from 1997 - present. Over 200 international publications on art and art history are indexed monthly.

Art Index Retrospective
The retrospective version of Art Full Text. Indexing from 1929-1984. Updated biannually.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Indexing from 1741-present. Avery covers the international scholarly and popular periodical literature related to architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
Indexing from 1973 - present. Over 2,500 periodicals, art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs are indexed quarterly.

JSTOR
JSTOR provides an image archive of important scholarly journal literature in nearly all the humanities and social sciences disciplines, international and foreign areas studies, and many of the sciences.

Academic Search Premier
Abstracts & references for articles from more than 8,200 scholarly, trade & general publications. A very broad, interdisciplinary index linking to much full text.

Recommended databases - Medieval Studies

International Medieval Bibliography
Indexes periodicals, books, essay collections, etc. covering the European Middle Ages, c 450-1500.

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Catalog Search Tips

Searching for books in the Library's catalog is often best done by either Keywords or Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). Start with a Keyword search and identify one or more relevant books. Then look at the LC subject headings given to those titles. You can follow the subject heading links in the catalog to find similar books, or you can use the terms in the subject headings to revise your search strategies. Here's some sample searches.

Keyword Search: Islamic architecture
LC Subject Heading: "Architecture, Islamic--History."

Keyword Search: Islamic Art
LC Subject Heading: "Art, Islamic"

Images & Maps

ArchNet An international online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists, and scholars, with a focus on Muslim cultures and civilisations.

ARTstor
Provides curated collections of art images and associated data for non-commercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. The Charter Collection is made up of over 300,000 images. ARTstor's Middle Eastern Studies handout.

CAMIO: Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
Offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources.

A guide to Locating & Citing Images

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection

Images of Early Maps on the Web

Find Background Info

Oxford Art Online

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture.

Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World.
Art Ref NA208 .E53 1997 (3 vols.)

Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World.
Art Ref NA208 .V45 2007

Islamic Art Collections: an International Survey.
Art Reference N6260 .I85 2000

Media 

FilmFinder
Search the films available in the Media Resources Center, located on the lower level of the R.B. House Undergraduate Library.

Islam: Empire of Faith