Check out the Course Reserves.

87 Thematic Essays on Islamic Art and More
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.)

The Grove Islamic Art and Architecture

Oxford Art Online

A. Use Library Catalogs to find books

1. Tufts Libraries Catalog

2. WorldCat (beyond Tufts)

B. Searches & Results

(note the search pattern; modify to your own needs)

By Country, Period, and Style:

Art, Medieval -- Mediterranean Region.

 

Art, Egypt

Art, Turkey

Art, Turkish

Art -- Italy -- Venice

 

Art, Iran

Art, Sassanid

 

Art, Medieval -- Spain

Islamic art Spain

*Try using historical terms such as "Persia", "Ottoman", "Iberia", Al Andalus, Caliph, Caliphal, as well.

Art, Roman.

Art, Early Christian

Art, Byzantine.

Mosaics, Ancient (specific medium)

Mosaics, Byzantine.

 

Islamic art

      Islamic art metal-work

     Islamic decorative arts

     Islamic painting

     Islamic pottery

 

Islamic architecture

    Mosques

 

Manuscripts, Medieval

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts

      Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian

      Miniature painting, Iranian

Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts

Coptic illumination of books and manuscripts

 

Themes:

Christian art and symbolism -- Byzantine Empire.

Jewish art and symbolism

 

Topics or Issues:

1. Textiles in the area and period in general:

(fabric* or textile*) and (Medieval or "middle ages") and Mediterranean

2 . Textiles in, specifically, Venice in the period"

(fabric* or textile*) and (Medieval or "middle ages") and venice

3. Islamic influences in specific art centers, Venice or Sicily:

islamic* and (Medieval or "middle ages") and (venice or sicily)

4. The larger context of art in the region and period:

Art* and (Medieval or "middle ages") and Mediterranean

Tips: include "and" in between keywords; "or" and ( ) to nest elated/varied expressions; art* for art, arts, artists, etc..

C. Find Exhibition/Museum Catalogues

Islamic Art -- Exhibitions

These exhibition and museum catalogues are uniquely valuable sources, which may include:

*Fundamental data on each work of art;

*Official images of the artworks;

*Curatorial statements/essays;

*essays by art critics/historians;

*list of scholarly publications on the art;

*interviews with artists;

*and more.

D. Find Primary Sources (with the keyword "sources"):

The Muslim World 1100-1700: Early Sources on Middle East History, Geography and Travel. DS38.3 .M88 2007

Early Medieval art, 300-1150; Sources and Documents. N5975 .D3

ARTstor

Artifact (Tufts University)

The Digital Scriptorium

(medieval and renaissance manuscripts from many institutions.

Discover Islamic Art

Miniatures from the Topkapi Museum (Istanbul)

Islamic Manuscripts Online

Index of Christian Art (Princeton University),

More Image Sources

There are times you may need to find print images in books, museum/exhibition catalogs.

A. Use the subject databases to find journal articles and to situate yourself within a critical discourse; that's where you can learn to be conversant with the critics writing in your field.

1 & 2. JSTOR and Project Muse
JSTOR is a favorite with its full texts in core journals of all disciplines. Project Muse does not include exactly the same JSTOR journals, but it has more recent and current articles on many topics.

Expand your search in more databases.

3. Period Studies

International Medieval Bibliography (400-1500).

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400 -1700).

 

4. BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art = Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art
Getty Art History Information Program, 1973-2009 [Publication suspended 31 March 2010.

 

5. Search across these subjects or separately:

Art, Architecture, Islamic Studies, and Literature
(including International Bibliography of Art 2009-present.)

 

6. Art Full Text and Retrospective (1929- present; “select” Full Text 1997- present)

7. Explore your topic from other perspectives:

History, Religion, and Women's Studies

8. When use GoogleScholar, set your Library Links to access Tufts full texts.

B. Find More Articles like this "perfect" one

How:

Search, in Arts and Humanities Citation Index, for the article you have read. For example the article in your syllabus:

Hoffman, Eva R. "Pathways of portability: Islamic and Christian interchange from the tenth to the twelfth century." Art History 24:1 (2001) 17-50.
References: 118 Times Cited: 4

You can, then, look up, in the record, the 118 references that Hoffman cited for her article and, in turn, 4 articles that cited hers. The assumption is that these articles address related issues.

Note:

1. Not every single article is cited;
2. Influential authors are cited more often;
3. More recent publications take time to be cited.

C. Find "Literature Review"

Reviews of recent books and other types of review articles in major journals in a discipline are likely to summarize the current state of research in an area.

An example of review of Books:

Brend, Barbara. "Caliphs and kings: The Art and Influence of Islamic Spain. Speculum 81:1 (2006) 180-181.

 

Recently Published Reviews (the College Art Association )

 

 

A Few Core Journals:

Dumbarton Oaks Papers

Early Medieval Europe

Essays in Medieval Studies

Gesta

Medieval Encounters

Speculum

Studies in Iconography. (Tisch oversize: NX1 .S84)

 

International Journal of Middle East Studies

Islamic Studies

Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

The Middle East Journal

Muqarnas

 

The Art Bulletin.

Art History

Architectural History

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

Find an electronic-journal by title

1. Click on the button in your search results screen to a window of three sequential options:

a. link to the digital full text when available;

b. link to a Library Catalog search for the print journal;

c. link to ILliad for requesting the article when the above two options are negative.

2. Search for a journal directly here:

a. Tufts Library Catalog (including e-journals)

b. Electronic journals list

c. Use ILliad to request your article, if Tufts does not have your journal.

Set up for your ILliad account

Use ILLiad, our Interlibrary Loan Service, to request articles, books and other materials that are not available at Tufts.

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