Orientalism and the Visual Arts
Professor Eva Hoffman , Spring 2008

Library Research Sources & Strategies
Prepared by Chao Chen, Reference Librarian at Tisch Library

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Backgrounds

Grove  Art Online 

The Oxford Dictionary of Islam 

Dictionary of the ancient Near East. (Ref. DS56 .D5 2000)
The Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East. (5 vols. Ref. DS56 .O9 1997)
An oriental biographical dictionary, founded on materials collected. (Ref. DS32 .B4 1965)
A to Z of the Middle East. (Stacks: DS43 .G7413 1990)
The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. (Ref. DS35.53 .O95 1995)
 
Books
  • Tufts Library Catalog [http://library.tufts.edu]
  • WorldCat [from the Tisch Library web site, http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/; select "Other Library Catalogs"]
 
Journal Articles c
[Access from the Tisch Library web site, http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/; select "Databases and Articles"]  
Art & Art History; Literature Multidisciplinary Sources

Art Abstracts 1984- . 
ARTbibliographies Modern   
Bibliography of the History of Art. 1973-
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals  1934 -

Arts & Humanities Citation Index. 1974-

MLA International Bibliography  (Literature)

JSTOR

Project Muse
These are two digital collections of core journals in many disciplines. While Project Muse offers more recent issues, JSTOR has more earlier issues.

Google.Scholar

 
Cultural Studies and History Period Studies

Index Islamicus 1906

America: History and Life  1964 -
Historical Abstracts 1969-

International Medieval Bibliography. (400-1500)

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

 
 

Guides on Writing about Art
A short guide to writing about art (Tisch Reserves: N7476 .B37 2005)
The art of writing about art (Tisch Oversize:  N7475 .H83 2002)
 
 
How to find full texts
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