Art and Design - Suggested Reference Works

Credo Reference
try out a concept map search to see how your topic links to others.
Oxford Art Online
gives you encyclopaedic information on all aspects of the visual arts. It includes links to images and other useful features such as timelines.

Meet the Subject Team

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Lizzie Wildgoose

Assistant Faculty Librarian

lizzie.wildgoose@port.ac.uk

(023) 9284 3452

Greta Friggens

Faculty Librarian

greta.friggens@port.ac.uk

(023) 9284 3456

Subject Locations

You will mainly find the books that you need on the Second Floor:

700 – art and culture
709 – history of art
738 – ceramics
739 – jewellery
741 – commercial art & illustration
745 – design
746 – fashion & textiles
748 – glass
749 – furniture
750 – painting
760 – poster art & printmaking
770 - photography

Check the library catalogue as books are often shelved in unexpected places - eg. the typography section is at 686 on the Ground Floor and Costume is at 391 on the First Floor!