Research Librarian
Reference Sources
Below are links to online reference sources and collections that are most useful for these subjects:
- Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new windowAccess to Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference works covering all forms of the visual arts: painting, sculpture, architecture, graphic and decorative arts, and photography from prehistory to the present.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art HistoryA chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of global art history represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collections.
- Cambridge Histories This link opens in a new windowProvides political, economic and social history, philosophy, and literature of selected countries and subjects.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies (1973 to present) This link opens in a new windowIndex to articles and books in Asian Studies, including humanities and social sciences.
- Historical Dictionary of TokyoChronology, essays, bibliography, and dictionary entries on people, places, events, and other terminology about the city of Tokyo.
- The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and ArchitectureEntries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history.
- Index Islamicus (1906 to present) This link opens in a new windowCovers literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, including Muslim areas of Asia and Africa.
- Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art This link opens in a new windowProvides information on a wide range of current and historical materials and techniques in both traditional and nontraditional media.
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1934 to present) This link opens in a new windowIndexes more than 2,000 periodicals on archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation.
- Reference Universe This link opens in a new windowSearchable index of the library's entire reference collection, both print and electronic.
Print Reference Sources
Handbook of Japanese art by Call Number: N7350 .T73 1936
Japanese Art: Critical and Primary Sources by Call Number: AC Frost Reference N7350 .J345 2018
History of Japanese Art by Call Number: N7350 .M26 2005
Japanese Calligraphy by Call Number: AC Frost Reference ND1457.J33 U9 1991
Cultural Atlas of Japan by Call Number: AC Frost Reference x DS821 .C62 1988
Wa-Ei taishō Nihon bijutsu yōgo jiten = A dictionary of Japanese art terms, bilingual [Japanese & English]Call Number: AC Frost Reference N34 .N52 1990- A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols by Call Number: AC Frost Reference DS721 .E32613 1986
- Dictionary of Chinese and Japanese Art by Call Number: N7340 .M78 1981
Tip: What are reference sources, and why would I use them?
Reference sources can include encyclopedias, bibliographies, dictionaries, handbooks, and atlases.
- They provide overviews of and background information on a topic
- They help you identify or refine your topic
- They provide quick, reliable facts
- They include bibliographies that will lead you to additional sources of information on your topic
You can find the Library's collection of reference books on Floor 1 of Frost. We also have many online databases that include collections of edited scholarly encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference sources.