Art History
Key Resources for Art History
The following databases contain a variety of material, including journal articles, for your specific subject area. The brief descriptions beneath the titles will explain what each hold. To access, click on the title.
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American Periodicals
Periodicals published between 1740 and 1940, including special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines and many other historically-significant periodicals. Collections from American Periodicals Series Online (APS Online) and American Periodicals from the Center for Research (APCRL).
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Art AbstractsComprehensive indexing and abstracts for more than 450 international art publications from 1984 to the present, including periodicals, published in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Subjects include advertising, archaeology, crafts, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, video, film, architecture and art history.
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Art and Architecture ArchiveArchive of magazines comprising key research material in the fields of art and architecture. Subjects include fine art, decorative arts, architecture, interior design, industrial design, and photography. Magazines cover American Craft, Aperture, Apollo, Architects' Journal, Architectural Review, Art Monthly, British Journal of Photography, C, Craft Horizons, Eye: the International Review of Graphic Design, Graphis, Ornament, Print, Sculptors International, Sculpture, Southwest Art and more.
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Art Full TextComprises the bibliographic contents of over 370 leading art periodicals - journals, museum bulletins and yearbooks. The database gives references to articles, reviews, exhibition listings and many other types of material. Unusually, reproductions of works of art that appear in the periodicals are also fully detailed. The database currently has over 500,000 records and is updated monthly. It indexes periodicals from 1984, and includes abstracts from 1994 onwards. The full text of articles from selected journals is available from 1997 onwards. Spans all aspects of art, from visual to performing arts, and gives references to articles, reviews, exhibition listings and many other types of material.
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ARTstorA searchable database of digital images and associated catalogue data. Covers many eras and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, anthropology, ethnographic and women's studies, as well as many other forms of visual culture.
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British Humanities Index (BHI)Now known as Humanities Index.
An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, BHI indexes over 400 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. -
British Museum ImagesOne of the most comprehensive collections of prints and drawings in world culture and history.
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Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003The full facsimile run of the world’s most iconic illustrated newspaper.
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JSTOR
A trusted archive of important scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences
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Kanopy (now via Library Search)You can now look for Kanopy films using Library Search. The benefit of this is that it will also search across our other film collections, to make sure that you don't miss out. Simply enter your search terms and select 'Video' from the drop down list at the end of the Library Search bar.
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Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals OnlineCovers the events, lives, values and themes that shaped the 19th century world. It's mainly based on the repositories of the British Library and the National Library of Scotland.
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Oxford Art Online (Includes Grove Art Online)Allows users to access and search Grove Art Online, the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms and the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.
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Picture PostComplete archive from its first issue in 1938 to its last in 1957.
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Punch Historical Archive 1841 to 1992Access to 150 years of Punch, the great satirical magazine
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ScopusAbstracts and citations for over 22,800 peer-reviewed titles from more than 5,000 international publishers in science, technology, medicine, social science, arts and humanities
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VADSAn online resource for visual arts. Access to over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in learning, teaching and research in the UK.
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Victorian BritainAccess to expert articles, posters, newspapers, illustrations and more on the Victorian era.
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Vogue Archive
The entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition) from 1892 to present. Subjects include textiles and dress, fashion history, popular culture, gender studies, photography and graphic design, marketing and advertising.
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Web of Science
Access to the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
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Women's Magazine ArchiveContains archives of the foremost titles of consumer magazines aimed at a female readership, including Good Housekeeping and Ladies’ Home Journal, which serve as canonical records of evolving assumptions about gender roles and cultural mores. In combination, the publications cover topics such as family life, home economics, health, careers, fashion, and culture.
Other resources
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Art UKThe nation’s art online, in partnership with over 3,000 public art collections. There are already over 200,000 artworks on Art UK. The art is from museums, universities, town halls, hospitals and even a lighthouse.
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Google Art ProjectThe Art Project is a unique collaboration with some of the world’s most acclaimed art institutions to enable people to discover and view artworks online in extraordinary detail. Users can 'walk' around galleries using the Google Maps 'street view' technology, and view artworks and collections.