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ART 332 - Renaissance Art / Saravo, Joseph

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Books and eBooks

Kubikat collective catalog

Oxford Bibliographies Online

Call Numbers

You can browse the art collection on Level 2 of the Adams Library. General areas are listed below.  The letters refer to the first part of the call number on the spine of the book.

BH    Aesthetics, Philosophy of art
N      Visual arts, History of art
NA    Architecture
NB    Sculpture
NC    Drawing. Design. Illustration. Cartoons. Animation
ND    Painting
NE    Print media, Printmaking
NK    Decorative arts. Folk art. Furniture. Metalwork. Textiles. Woodwork
NX    General Arts, Patronage
TP     Technology. Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass. Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.
TR     Photography
TT     Handicrafts. Arts and crafts. Textiles, tapestries and ceramics. Woodworking. Furniture making. Lathework. Turning