Keeley Library Student Pages:
Art & Music -
Architecture
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "Architecture." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
- Arches
- Architectural design
- Architecture
- Architecture, Ancient
- Architecture, Domestic
- Architecture, Gothic
- Architecture, Industrial
- Architecture, Modern
- Architecture, Victorian
- Building
- Buildings
- Castles
- Decoration and ornamnet--Architecture
- Fortification
- Historic buildings
- Skyscrapers
- Structural engineering
- Symbolism in architecture
- and names of architects
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
- A dictionary of art terms
- Glossary of art, architecture, and design since 1945
- The New Century handbook of Greek art and architecture
- New international illustrated encyclopedia of art
- The Penguin dictionary of architecture
- Sir Banister Fletcher's A history of architecture
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