Art History: Finding Books

The most efficient way to find books and e-books is through the Library Catalog.  

This article from Fordham Library News explains how to get started using the Library Catalog.

When you find a book that looks interesting, click on the catalog record to see associated Library of Congress Subject Headings. Clicking on the subject heading links can help you find similar books.

Sample subject searches:

Art and history
Art, Modern--19th Century--History
Art--Italy--History
Art criticism--History--20th century
Art and symbolism
Arts and society

To browse the library's holdings, use the Library of Congress Classification Outline as a starting point.

N Visual Arts
N 61-72 Theory, Philosophy, Aesthetics of visual arts
N 5300-7418 History
N 7560-8266 Special subjects of art
N 8350-8356 Art as a profession, Artists
NA Architecture
NA 2599.5-2599.9 Architectural criticism
NA 2695-2793 Architectural drawing and design
NA 9000-9428 Aestetics of cities, City planning and beautifying
NB Sculpture
NB 1160-1195 Designs and techniques
NC Drawing, Design, Illustration
NC 50-266 History of drawing
NC  997-1003 Commercial art, Advertising art
ND Painting
ND 1470-1625 Technique and materials
ND 1630-1662 Examination and conservation of paintings
NE Print Media
NK Decorative Arts
NX Arts in General
NX 280-410 Study and teaching, Research
NX 440-632, History of the arts
NX 650-694 Special subjects, characters, persons, religious arts, etc.