Architecture: IU Fine Arts Library Research Guide

Fine Arts Library Research Guide:
Architecture
Listed below are suggestions on how to find basic information about architecture. These titles are only a sample of the many reference sources in the Indiana University Fine Arts Library.

IUCAT (the online catalog) AND THE CARD CATALOG

IUCAT and the card catalog are the primary indexes to the Fine Arts Library's collections. The IUCAT database does not include all the books that were part of the Library's holdings before 1976; therefore, you should always check both IUCAT and the card catalog before assuming that a book is not in this Library. For help searching IUCAT see other library handouts or talk to a reference staff person.

CALL NUMBERS FOR BROWSING

Browse these Library of Congress call numbers in both the Reference collection and the stacks (upstairs):

NA for architecture

NA2700 for architectural drawing

Z5941 for bibliographies on architecture

SELECTED PERIODICAL INDEXES

Listed below are periodical indexes useful for finding information about architecture. Information that appears in magazines is indexed in periodical indexes. Only the titles of periodicals appear in IUCAT and the card catalog. Only periodical indexes list individual articles.

Paper copies are arranged by title in the Blue Reference section of the Library. Online versions are available via the Fine Arts Library home page and IU Libraries IUCAT/Databases page.

Art Abstracts & Art Index Retrospective. Online & paper : 1929/32- .

Indexes articles and book reviews from over 300 major art periodicals. Covers all aspects of art and architecture. Illustrations are indexed under artist name.

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Paper: 1900- . Online: 1977- .

Indexes more than 700 U.S. and foreign journals on architecture and design.

Burnham Index to Architectural Literature. Paper: 1919-mid 1960’s.

Index to both journal articles and books on architecture.

Design and Applied Arts Index. Paper: 1987- . Online: 1987- .

Index to articles on architecture and interior design, in addition to many other fields.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REFERENCE SOURCES
All books on this list are located in the Red Reference section of the Library.

NA2700
.L26
1991 100 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTS: DRAWINGS & SKETCHES.
A good source for architectural drawings.

NA380
.A78
1995 ARCHITECTURE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD.
Seven essays on Islamic architecture are followed by a geographical list of major Islamic monuments. Essays and list are illustrated with maps, plans, and photos. Indexed.

NA680
.C625
1987 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTS.
Biographical information, comprehensive lists of buildings, and bibliographies for individual architects.

N31
.D5
1996 THE DICTIONARY OF ART (full-text). Online or paper (34 volumes).
Encyclopedia covering all aspects of the visual arts. Mid-sized to lengthy entries on individual artists, media, movements, themes and countries are illustrated and include bibliographies. A comprehensive scholarly resource and an excellent place to begin art research.

NK1165
.E53
1997 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INTERIOR DESIGN. 2 volumes.
Entries on architects, designers, room types, decoration, and furniture types, as well as longer essays on specific countries, periods, and styles. Each entry includes an essay and bibliography.

NA208
.E53
1997 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD. 3 volumes.
Essays, maps, diagrams, and photos of the ordinary buildings of cultures worldwide. This exceptional work is organized geographically and indexed by culture, habitat, nation and location.

NA40
.I48
1993
v.1-2 INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTS.
INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE.
Vol. 1 contains biographical information, lists of works, bibliographies and brief essays on individual architects. Vol. 2 contains discussions of famous architectural works.

NA680
.I48
INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE.
Essays focus on a single country, providing an overview of its advances in modern architecture and highlighting 7-8 individual architects.

NA40
.M25
1982 MACMILLAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHITECTS. 4 volumes.
Standard reference work contains biographies of 2400 architects from ancient times to the 20th century. Architects born after 1930 are excluded. Each entry includes an essay, list of works, and usually a bibliography.

NA202
.T4
1991 WORLD ARCHITECTURE INDEX: A GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
Index to illustrations of buildings published in a number of general books on art and architecture. Indexed by architect, site or specific work.

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NA2700 .L26 1991	100 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTS: DRAWINGS & SKETCHES. A good source for architectural drawings.

NA380 .A78 1995	ARCHITECTURE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD. Seven essays on Islamic architecture are followed by a geographical list of major Islamic monuments. Essays and list are illustrated with maps, plans, and photos. Indexed.

NA680 .C625 1987	CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTS. Biographical information, comprehensive lists of buildings, and bibliographies for individual architects.

N31 .D5 1996	THE DICTIONARY OF ART (full-text). Online or paper (34 volumes). Encyclopedia covering all aspects of the visual arts. Mid-sized to lengthy entries on individual artists, media, movements, themes and countries are illustrated and include bibliographies. A comprehensive scholarly resource and an excellent place to begin art research.

NK1165 .E53 1997	ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INTERIOR DESIGN. 2 volumes. Entries on architects, designers, room types, decoration, and furniture types, as well as longer essays on specific countries, periods, and styles. Each entry includes an essay and bibliography.

NA208 .E53 1997	ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD. 3 volumes. Essays, maps, diagrams, and photos of the ordinary buildings of cultures worldwide. This exceptional work is organized geographically and indexed by culture, habitat, nation and location.

NA40 .I48 1993 v.1-2	INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTS. INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE. Vol. 1 contains biographical information, lists of works, bibliographies and brief essays on individual architects. Vol. 2 contains discussions of famous architectural works.

NA680 .I48	INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE. Essays focus on a single country, providing an overview of its advances in modern architecture and highlighting 7-8 individual architects.

NA40 .M25 1982	MACMILLAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHITECTS. 4 volumes. Standard reference work contains biographies of 2400 architects from ancient times to the 20th century. Architects born after 1930 are excluded. Each entry includes an essay, list of works, and usually a bibliography.

NA202 .T4 1991	WORLD ARCHITECTURE INDEX: A GUIDE TO ILLUSTRATIONS. Index to illustrations of buildings published in a number of general books on art and architecture. Indexed by architect, site or specific work.