Search online encyclopedias and other reference material to find background information on your artifact/artist/topic. Pay particular attention to the bibliographies or suggested further readings for identifying additional sources.
Use the databases below to find citations to journal articles, book chapters and more related to Art History. Use the bibliographies at the end of each article to identify additional sources.
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The Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition is recommended when citing sources for this class.
NOTE: The print copy at the Research Help Desk is currently the 17th edition (Ref Desk Z253 .U69 2017). The print 18th edition will arrive mid-September. In the meantime, use the online manual, which has been updated to the 18th edition.
Make sure you are using the Notes and Bibliography format.
For more information on citation, see our citation guide.
The Chicago Manual of Style14.133: Citing Paintings, Photographs, and Sculpture
Annotated Bibliography
For instructions on how to write an annotated bibliography, see the explanation and examples in Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference, pp. 357-360.
A Writer's Reference by