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A Research Guide for Art & Design

A starting spot for identifying resources to support research in Art & Design

Call numbers

Steely Library is arranged by Library of Congress Subject Headings. Print books related to art & Design can be found in the N,T,and Z sub-categories, on the 1st and 2nd floor of Steely Library. You can also search for print and eBooks via Steely Library's webpage (Books and Media tab of the main search bar).

  • N40   -   Artists Biography (General)
  • N85—365   -   Art education
  • N5205—5208   -   Art Patronage
  • N5300—7415   -   Art history
  • N5310—5930   -   Prehistoric, ancients, including Greece & Rome
  • N5950—6320   -   Medieval
  • N6370—6400   -   Renaissance
  • N6410—6494   -   17th-20th century
  • N6494   -   Special movements (Cubism, deco, surrealism, etc.)
  • N6502—7411   -   Art by Geographical location
  • N7420—7480   -   Technique, collected writings, historiography, criticism
  • N7433.8—7433.85   -   Computer Art
  • N7626—7628   -   Men in Art
  • N7629—7639   -   Women in Art
  • N7690—7760   -   Devices, symbolism, mythology
  • N7790—8199   -   Religious art
  • N8354   -   Women as artists
  • NA25—9000   -   Architecture
  • NB16—1952   -   Sculpture
  • NC15—1890   -   Drawing, Graphic Arts, etc.
  • ND   -   Painting
  • ND55—196   -   Painting by period
  • ND197—1059   -   Painting by Geographical location
  • ND1290—1460   -   Portrait, landscape paintings
  • ND1500—1660   -   Materials, conservation, forgeries
  • ND2889—3416   -   Illuminated books/manuscripts
  • NE   -   Printmaking
  • NK   -   Decorative Arts
  • NK2200—2750 and TT194—199.4   -   Furniture
  • NK3700—4695 and TP798—841   -   Ceramics
  • NK5098—5440 and TP849—862   -   Glass
  • TR1—1145   -   Photography
  • Z246   -   Graphic Design