Library Guides: Art History: Books

Browsing the Stacks

Virtually browse your art collection. The majority of art materials are located in Howard-Tilton Stacks (6th floor), as well as in the Latin American Library (4th floor, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library). Older materials located in Offsite Storage can be identified via Library Search and requested for onsite pickup.

The collection is organized according to the Library of Congress Classification system; related books are grouped together.

Call Numbers: Class N: Fine Arts

When viewing a catalog record of a book, watch out for the following clues:

ill. (illustrations)
illus. (illustrations)
Col. ill. (color illustrations)
pictorial works (as a subject heading)

Find Books

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One-stop discovery of books/eBooks, articles, digital media, and more at Tulane University Libraries.
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WorldCat allows you to discover materials at Tulane University AND in libraries worldwide. View local holdings or borrow from U.S. libraries using Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Two different interfaces, the first a more in-depth option via subscription (FirstSearch, via the Tulane University icon link), and the second open-access (WorldCat Local, via the orange OA icon) offer unique user experiences.

Interlibrary Loan
If the libraries at Tulane don't have the article or book that you need, request an interlibrary loan. Our library will find a library that has the book or article and we'll have them send it to us.
Scan & Deliver
A service offering scanning journal articles or a book chapter or less from the library’s circulating print collections and delivering electronically to the faculty’s or student's interlibrary loan account within two business days.

Art Books Online

MetPublications: eBooks
Includes over 450 eBooks free online. MetPublications is a portal to The Met's comprehensive publishing program with over 1,500 titles, including books, online publications, and Bulletins and Journals from the last five decades.
caa.reviews
Critical reviews of books, exhibitions, and projects in all areas and periods of art history and visual studies. Published by the College Art Association.