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Or use the catalog's Advanced Search option to find books located at McKillop Library and other HELIN libraries. To limit your search to books located only at McKillop Library, select "Salve Regina University" under the drop-down menu labeled "View entire collection." A keyword search allows you to search for any term relevant to your research topic. Keyword searching simply matches your search terms to any word included in a book's catalog listing. For more detailed information on finding books, see our guide to finding books.
To find a book on the shelf, use the call number listed in the catalog. Most books on Art have call numbers beginning with N-NX and TR-TT and are located on the 3rd floor in the Main Collection.
Call numbers for Art:
N - Art
NA - Architecture
NB - Sculpture
NC - Drawing and Graphic Arts
ND - Painting
NE - Prints and Printmaking
NK - Decorative Arts
NX - Arts (in general)
TR - Photography
TT - Handicrafts
SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS
Reference books are located in the reference area on the 1st floor.
The Artists Handbook of Materials and Techniques
REF ND 1500 .M3 1970
Contemporary Artists
REF N 6490 .C6567 1995
Dictionary of Art
REF N 31 .D5 1996
Dictionary of Art and Artists
REF N 31 .M8 1965
Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain
REF NK 4215 .K68
Dictionary of World Pottery
REF NK 3770 .B64
Encyclopedia of Painting
REF ND 30 .E5
Encyclopedia of World Art
REF N 31 .E4833
Great Paintings in America
Main Collection ND 1145 .K5 1948
An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics
REF NK 3770 .S38 1974b
Language of Art from A-Z
REF N 33 .L346 1997
Larousse Dictionary of Painters
REF ND 35 .L3713
Latin American and Caribbean Artists of the Modern Era
REF N 6502.4 .S45 2003
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art
REF N 33 .M23
Oxford Companion to Western Art
REF N 33 .O923 2001
Oxford Dictionary of Art
REF N 33 .O93 1988
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists
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Thames and Husdson Dictionary of Art Terms
ONLINE
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of British Art
ONLINE
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Design Since 1900
ONLINE
Women Artists in the United States
REF N 8354 .W65 1990
World Artists 1980-1990
REF N 6489 .W67 1991
Art History
Art in the Ancient World
REF N 5345 .A88
Dictionary of American Portraits
REF N 7593 .C53
Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900
REF N 43 .P47 1985
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art
REF N 7560 .E53 1998
From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History
REF N 33 .P5 2001
Illustrators in Children's Books 1744-1945
CurrLib REF NC 965 .M59
Illustrators in Children's Books 1946-1956
CurrLib REF NC 965 .V5
Illustrators in Children's Books 1957-1966
CurrLib REF NC 965 .K54
Key Dates in Art History: From 600 B.C. to the Present
REF NX 290 .M34
Larousse Encyclopedia of Byzantine and Medieval Art
REF N 5970 .H813
Larousse Encyclopedia of Renaissance and Baroque Art
REF N 6350 .H813
Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art
REF N 6490 .O94
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art
REF N 7830 .F37
Furniture, Design and Architecture
Architectural Heritage of Newport Rhode Island
REF NA 735 .N54 D6 1967
Biographical Dictionary of American Architects
REF NA 736 .W5 1996
Buildings of Rhode Island
REF NA 730 .R5 J67 2004
Concise Encyclopedia of American Antiques
REF NK 805 .C65 1965
The Design Encyclopedia
REF NK 1370 .B93 1994
Encyclopedia of American Architects
REF NA 705 .H86
Encyclopedia of Furniture
REF NK 2205 .A7 1965
Furniture Treasury
REF NK 2406 .N732 1961
Identifying American Architecture
REF NA 705 .B55 1995
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture
ONLINE
Treasury of American Design
REF NK 805 .H67
Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture
REF NA 7205 .C27 1994
Clothing and Fashion
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
REF GT 507 .E53 2005
The Complete Costume History
REF Oversize GT 510 .R3313 2003
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
ONLINE
Ask at the Reference Desk, call 401.341.2289, or submit a question online if you need assistance.
