ARTH 157:History of Asian Art

Fall 2008

Chung-Lan Wang

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Tibetan Goddess Sculpture From Late 11th-early 12th century (Image Courtesy of ARTstor)

Laura Dowler, Fine Arts Librarian
dowlerl@denison.edu
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Starting Points 

  • Grove Art Online
  • Oriental Art: A Handbook of Styles and Forms / Den REF N7260.G67131980
  • Dictionary of Chinese and Japanese Art / Den REF N7340.M78 1981
  • Dictionary of South & Southeast Asian Art / Den REF N7300.C475 2004
  • Asian Art / N7260.A815 2006
    Part of the Blackwell Anthologies in Art History Series



General Resources

  • Browse the 3rd floor reference collection from call number DS327.4 C46 2000 to DS935.7.K55 2003 to find a variety of reference materials regarding individual Asian countries. Included in this range are many historical dictionaries and cultural histories. 
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture / Den REF  DS779.23 .E53 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture /Den REF DS822.5 .E516 2002
  • Dictionary of Chinese Symbols / Den REF DS721 .E32613 1986

Finding Books

Try the following search techniques in the OhioLINK Catalog:
  • SUBJECT Search: Artist name
    Enter an artist's name (Lastname, Firstname)
    RESULT: All the books by or about the artist, divided up by the type of book (e.g., "Exhibitions," "Criticism & Interpretation")

  • SUBJECT Search: Theme or topic
    Enter a topic or medium, such as: "Art Tibet" or "Sculpture India"
    RESULT: All the books about the topic, subdivided by time period or geographic region

  • KEYWORD Search:
    Use AND between terms to narrow your search (ex.: "erotic art" and China)
    Use OR between like terms/synonyms to save time (ex.: temple or pagoda)
    Use * to search all forms of a word (ex.: korea* = korea, korean)
    Use " " to search a phrase (ex.: "silk road")
    Use ( ) to create a complex search (ex.: (temple or pagoda) and buddh*)

Finding Articles

Databases help you find relevant articles from journals and magazines.
After you find a good article, use the Library Catalog to obtain the journal issue (if the article is not in full text online). If Denison does not own the journal issue you need, simply place an InterLibrary Loan request.

Main database to check first:

Other Databases to try:

Finding Images