Art Reference Resources in Ablah Library
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DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN
Design and Applied Arts Index 
This is an online index to design and craft journals worldwide. It currently
contains nearly 120,000 annotated references from more than 450 design and craft
journals published between 1973-2001 (most articles date from 1987). All areas
of design and craft are covered including industrial design, vehicle design,
architecture, interior design, environmental design, computer aided design,
furniture design, ceramics, glass, jewellery, metalsmithing, silversmithing,
goldsmithing, fashion design, textile design, embroidery, graphic design,
typography, multimedia design, illustration, book design, photography,
advertising, marketing, retail design, packaging, exhibition design, theatre
design, design and craft history, design and craft theory, ergonomics, design
for disability, design for the elderly, design and craft education and design
management.
Applied and
Decorative Arts REF Z5956.A68
E47 1993
This is an extensive guide to resources in the applied and decorative arts with
chapters on ornament; folk art; armor; ceramics; clocks, watches, automata, and
scientific instruments; costume; enamels; furniture; glass; ivory; jewellery;
lacquer; leather and bookbinding; medals and seals; metalwork; musical
instruments; textiles; toys and dolls; wallpaper and applied and decorative arts
in general, with annotations.
The Oxford Companion
to the Decorative Arts REF
NK30.O93
This dictionary covers major crafts such as leather-working, ceramics, textiles,
costume, wood-working, metal-working, and glass-making, bell-founding,
paper-making, clock-making, typography, landscape gardening, photography, arms
and armor, enamels, lacquer, jewelry, toys, lace-making and embroidery.
The Dictionary of
Antiques and the Decorative Arts
REF NK30.B57 1967
This covers terms pertaining to glass, furniture, ceramics, silver, periods,
styles and etc., with a classified listing of terms and a supplemental section
in the back.
Encyclopedia of Interior Design REF NK1165.E48 1997These 2 volumes contain fairly extensive articles on people (architects,, critics, designers, makers and patrons) and subjects (i.e., room types, decoration, furniture) related to the history of interiors. Entries are concluded by selective bibliographies.
The Facts on File
Dictionary of Design and Designers
REF NK1165.J47 1984
This is an historical dictionary, containing brief biographies, descriptions of
important publications, and succinct definitions to terms in the field of
design.
Dictionary of
Ornament REF NK1165.L48 1986
This is a survey of ornament, pattern and motifs in the applied arts and
architecture, from the Renaissance to through most of the twentieth-century with
important precedents. With a large amount of black and white photographs.
Design on File
REF NK1570.D46 1984
Geometric representations, patterns, projections, diagrams, scales, maps, charts
(planning), lettering, and illustrations of human form are here for quick
reference or to reproduce for non-profit educational or private use. (Clip art)
The Encyclopedia of
Furniture REF NK2205.A7 1965
With entries about ornament, makers, styles, periods, materials, countries and
various other terms, this work is accompanied by a large amount of black and
white photographic examples.
Dictionary of
Furniture REF NK2205.D5 1985
An alternate source for information stylistic elements, details of construction,
cabinetmakers and esthetic terminology of furniture.
Encyclopedia of
Furniture Materials, Trades and Techniques
REF NK2205.E34 2000
This primarily covers British and American furniture from 1500-2000, exclusively
focusing on materials, trades and techniques and containing a lengthy
bibliography.
The Handbook of
British Pottery & Porcelain Marks
REF NK4085.G635 1968b
This is a handy guide to the identification of British ceramics, with appendices
of initials or combinations of initials used by British potters, a listing of
Staffordshire Potters, and a guide to dating ceramics.
Encyclopedia of
Pottery & Porcelain 1800-1960
REF NK3920.C36 1986
This title contains concise entries and bibliographical references for ceramic
makers, materials, techniques, patterns and general topics pertaining to
ceramics in the 19th and 20th centuries.
An Illustrated
Dictionary of Ceramics REF
NK3770.S38 1985
Providing definitions of materials, techniques, styles, patterns, and shapes
throughout the history of ceramics, many entries are accompanied by black and
white photographs.
An Illustrated
Dictionary of Jewelry REF
NK7304.N49
Find here brief definitions for jewels, gemstones, materials, techniques, and
styles along with entries for designers and craftsmen, throughout history.
Contemporary
Designers FOLIO REF
NK1166.C66 1990
A biographical dictionary of 20th century designers, find here
entries containing biographical information, listings of important and
representative works, a bibliography of books by and about the subject in
question, as well as statements by designers (when possible).
Updated:
March 23, 2007
Contact:
Rachel Crane, Music/Fine Arts
Librarian