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Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century Art Resources

Dictionaries

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Contains more than 3,000 articles covering the decorative arts production in western and non-western cultures over thousands of years. The historic uses of diverse materials are included, art forms and styles are defined, and the history of decorative arts such as armor, textiles, ceramics, and jewelry are discussed.

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Over 700 articles discussing the arts, culture, history, and social change from 1670 to 1815 over a wide geographical expanse inlcluding both Western and Eastern Europe, North and South America, and Russia.

Primary Sources

Empire Online (1492-1962)
Images of original documents from libraries and archives around the world relating to Empire Studies, including many materials from the British Library.

Early American Imprints
Series I (1639-1800)
Series II (1801-1819)
Early American Newspapers (1690-1876)
Full text collections of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers from the early decades of the United States documenting all apects of society and culture.

Eighteenth Century Journals II (1699-1812)
Digitized rare journals providing a broad representation of eighteenth century print culture

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (1701-1800)
Full text searching and page views of every significant book, broadside, Bible, tract book, sermon, and printed ephemera printed in the United Kingdom during the eighteenth century.

American Periodicals Series Online (1740-1900)
Journal index plus full-text. Page images of more than 1,100 journals. APS Online now includes over twenty journals whose coverage dates to 1940.

19th Century Masterfile (1802-1906)
MasterFile is a core source for nineteenth-century literature on a broad range of topics, including art.

Chicago Tribune, Historical (1849-1985)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. Coverage ends in 1985, selected full text of this newspaper is available in LexisNexis Academic from 2002-present.

New York Times, Historical (1851-2003)
Deep backfile for The New York Times. Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.

HarpWeek (1857-1912)
HarpWeek includes the complete text of Harper's Weekly, full-page images, illustrations, and maps. Indexing is by subject, illustration, literature and publishing, advertising, occupation, and literary genre. Coverage spans the Civil War Era and the Reconstruction through the Gilded Age. Searchable by a select era or in its entirety.

Library Instruction Handouts

"Exoticism and Primitivism in Modern Art" (Professor Childs, Fall 2007)

"Caricature: The Culture and Politics of Satire" (Professor Childs, Spring 2008)

Websites

Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African-American History & Culture

Skip navigation Library Home Search Resources Catalog Articles Databases Research Help Check This Out How Do I ... Services Libraries Comments WUSTL		Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century Art Resources Dictionaries Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts Contains more than 3,000 articles covering the decorative arts production in western and non-western cultures over thousands of years. The historic uses of diverse materials are included, art forms and styles are defined, and the history of decorative arts such as armor, textiles, ceramics, and jewelry are discussed. Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Over 700 articles discussing the arts, culture, history, and social change from 1670 to 1815 over a wide geographical expanse inlcluding both Western and Eastern Europe, North and South America, and Russia. Primary Sources Empire Online (1492-1962) Images of original documents from libraries and archives around the world relating to Empire Studies, including many materials from the British Library. Early American Imprints Series I (1639-1800) Series II (1801-1819) Early American Newspapers (1690-1876) Full text collections of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers from the early decades of the United States documenting all apects of society and culture. Eighteenth Century Journals II (1699-1812) Digitized rare journals providing a broad representation of eighteenth century print culture Eighteenth Century Collections Online (1701-1800) Full text searching and page views of every significant book, broadside, Bible, tract book, sermon, and printed ephemera printed in the United Kingdom during the eighteenth century. American Periodicals Series Online (1740-1900) Journal index plus full-text. Page images of more than 1,100 journals. APS Online now includes over twenty journals whose coverage dates to 1940. 19th Century Masterfile (1802-1906) MasterFile is a core source for nineteenth-century literature on a broad range of topics, including art. Chicago Tribune, Historical (1849-1985) Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. Coverage ends in 1985, selected full text of this newspaper is available in LexisNexis Academic from 2002-present. New York Times, Historical (1851-2003) Deep backfile for The New York Times. Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. HarpWeek (1857-1912) HarpWeek includes the complete text of Harper's Weekly, full-page images, illustrations, and maps. Indexing is by subject, illustration, literature and publishing, advertising, occupation, and literary genre. Coverage spans the Civil War Era and the Reconstruction through the Gilded Age. Searchable by a select era or in its entirety. Library Instruction Handouts "Exoticism and Primitivism in Modern Art" (Professor Childs, Fall 2007) "Caricature: The Culture and Politics of Satire" (Professor Childs, Spring 2008) Websites Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African-American History & Culture

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