Selected Resources for: Art & Art History, Asian
| Subject Librarian: Deborah Boudewyns E-Mail: ultan004@tc.umn.edu Subject Description:This subject covers: the history of art, particularly in China, India, Japan and Korea. Wilson General Reference and the general circulating collection in Wilson Library cover art of China, Japan and Korea. For art of India, most print resources will be located in Ames Library of South Asia. |
Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject IndexesArt Full Text   Art Full Text, produced by The HW Wilson Company, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. There is full-text coverage for selected periodicals. Coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full-text coverage begins in 1997. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| Art Index Retrospective Art Index Retrospective covers 55 years (from 1929-1984)of art journalism and research from leading English-language sources, plus others published in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. Besides periodicals, resources include data from yearbooks and select museum bulletins. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliography of Asian Studies References principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971 - broad, but not comprehensive. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
| Academic Search Premier This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Bibliographies| T. L. Yuan Bibliography of Western Writings on Chinese Art & Architecture Classified arrangement listing articles and books in English and other western languages. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs
| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Biographical Sources| Biographical Dictionary of Japanese Art Coverage includes many media. Includes charts of schools, lengthy bibliography and index. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Who's Who Among Japanese Artists Each brief entry includes black and white illustration of the respective artist's work. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Who's Who in Modern Japanese Prints Generously illustrated guide with a few paragraphs about each artist. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Chronologies
| Chronological Table of Japanese Art in English and Japanese. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Dictionaries
| Dictionary of Chinese and Japanese Art This clearly written source has lengthy English language entries covering artists, media, motifs, dynasties, schools and concepts. No illustrations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Grove Art Online "The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day." This is the online version of The Dictionary of Art (Grove's). NOTICE: Grove Art Online requires Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher) for full functionality. On computers with less powerful web browsers the external images links and maps, charts, and diagrams will not be available. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Words of Art Online arts dictionary from Dept of Fine Arts, Okanagan University College in British Columbia. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Directories
| Index of Early Chinese Painters and Painting subtitle: T'ang, Sung and Yuan. This is basically a list of paintings arranged by dynasty. It includes all known paintings by each artist, plus a separate section for paintings by unknown artists. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Dictionary of Art (Grove's) Excellent in-depth encyclopedia; highly recommended. Index in volume 34. Also available online. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Other encyclopedias you can try for background information supporting Art & Art History, Asian, go to the TOP of this page, click on SEARCH AGAIN and select "East Asian Studies" or "South Asian Studies". These two areas will list encyclopedias that cover the geographic area and its history. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| Art and Architecture of China, The This basic text by Laurence Sickman is a standard. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Art and Architecture of India : Buddhist, Hindu, Jain Good overview text; as in all Penguin surveys, check the footnotes by chapter at the back of the book for useful references. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Art and Architecture of Japan Excellent basic survey text by Robert Paine and Alexander Soper. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Art Information and the Internet, by Lois Swan Jones "How to find it, how to use it." Includes detailed specific applications. Full table of contents listed in MNCAT. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| History of Far Eastern Art Essential survey text by Sherman Lee. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Gateways & Megasites| Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library This site provides information on symposia, conferences, grants and other items of interest to graduate students of Chinese and Japanese art history. Does include a list of links to other Websites related to Asian art. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Gateway to Art History: NonEuropean Art
Web site compiled for use with survey text Gardner's Art Through the Ages [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Korean Art Links Includes links for museums, galleries, film studies, music and dance. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Museums and Galleries on the Web Art History Resources on the Web, part 10; a lengthy list arranged by country. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Southeast Asia Web's Arts, Music, Literature & Performance Homepage [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Search Engines
| AsiaSource This Yahoo-like browser for Asian Studies topics includes Arts&Culture, Business&Economics, Policy&Government, and Society&History for major categories, plus a list of narrower topics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Web Sites
| Dictionary of Art Historians This database is designed to give researchers a beginning point to learning the background of major art historians of western art history. Includes an index of art historians mentioned in major art historiographies. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Multimedia Materials
Image Resources| ARTstor ARTstor is a new cross-disciplinary image database. It offers collections of approximately 300,000 art images and descriptive information covering art, architecture and archeology. ARTstor's accompanying software tools will support a wide range of pedagogical and research uses including: viewing and analyzing images through features such as zooming and panning, saving groups of images online for personal or shared uses, and creating and delivering presentations both online and offline. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Primary Source Materials
Reports| NonEuropean Art on the Web ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB part 11, NonEuropean Art, by Chris Witcombe, Professor of Art History at Sweet Briar College, Virginia [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Societies, Agencies, and Organizations
Official Agency & Organization Websites| Buddhist Art - Huntington Archive at Ohio State University The John C. and Susan L. Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art A Photographic Research and Teaching Archive. Visual Resources Library, History of Art Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts/Asian collection http://www.artsMIA.org/ --Click on General Information for address, phone, hours, plus information on the MIA Library. ---Click on ART to find information on the Asian collection at MIA. Explore the culture, history, and religion of Asia in Japanese paintings, Buddhist sculptures, and Chinese bronzes, ceramics, and jades, including the largest carved jade mountain in the West. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Writing Guides
| Writing About Art by Henry Sayre [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
University of Minnesota
Related U of M Web Sites| Arts & Arch/LA Librarian Information Exchange This site is intended to inform students, staff, and faculty about current arts events in the Twin Cities, and research-related topics of vital interest within the disciplines of art history, fine arts, the performing arts, architecture and landscape architecture. This blog will serve as a resource guide and venue for sharing information concerning the arts-related disciplines. Check often for announcements about new arts resources, tips for using online tools and resources, highlights of exhibitions at the University Libraries, and what resources we can offer to make attending local arts events more informed experiences! Let us know what you think. We welcome all comments and suggestions for blog topics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| East Asian Library Web Page The East Asian Library contains books and periodicals in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages. -- In addition to library information, this site includes links to selected journals and Internet Resources. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Library Information
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Chinese,
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