Visual Arts: 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.

Looking for ebooks only? Select the "Electronic Only" in the catalog.

The library uses Library of Congress call numbers. Books on similar topics usually have similar call numbers, and arranged on the shelves next to related books.

Call numbers for fine arts books usually start with the letter N. Subcategories include:

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   Aesthetics 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.

Borrowing books or accessing articles that are not available at any of the Fordham University Libraries requires assistance from Interlibrary Loan.

Find items outside of Fordham with WorldCat / OCLC FirstSearch, a platform searching across the largest network of library collections around the world.