Write a research
paper on a culture or style from this period.
In a 5-7 page
typed and double spaced paper, show how an artwork
reflects the issues and concerns (societal, political, economic,
artistic, religious, historical, technological or/and psychological) of
the time period in which it was created. Include an analysis of
content in relation to these issues and concerns. Be sure to
reference specific elements within the artwork throughout the course of
the paper as they relate to your issues and concerns.
Parenthetical references and a bibliography must be included.
Refer to the section on plagiarism. Please include a reproduction
of the image on a separate page at the end of your paper.
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As you begin,
narrow your topic to a size that you can manage. Consider
keywords that will help you find the information you need. These can be
names of artists, specific art works, movements, or broader
identifying terms. Use these keywords for locating information in
the library catalog, and electronic databases.
Keywords: Art;
Art and history; Art and religion; Art and mythology; Names of specific
cultures or time periods: Egyptian art, Medieval art, etc.; Name
of a specific work of art or achitecture; artist's name
BOOKS
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Apply
online for
a Lone Star College System library
card. Use your card number to:
Borrow books at
Lone Star College System, Montgomery County and Harris County libraries.
Request a book to be held for you at a Lone Star College System library.The catalog
is online.
Online books are
available at NetLibrary.
You will need your library card number to login. Create a NetLibrary account to save favorite book titles or notes.
Reference
Books are a good starting point because they give you an overview
with more broad, general information. If you haven't decided on
your topic, they will
help you by presenting the major artists and
movements. Here is
a small sampling of books in the Lone Star College - Kingwood Library, and which
your library may have. These and many other very good sources of
information can be found by searching the library catalog or asking
your reference librarian for assistance.
N5300 .S8447 Atlas of Western Art
History;
Artists, Sites and Movements from Ancient Greece to the Modern Age.
New York: Oxford, 1994. Where art was created, and
how and why it spread.
N31 .D5 Dictionary
of Art. New York:
Grove, 1996. 34 Vol. A classic reference, thorough and
authoritative. Black
& White pictures. Also available as a database, Grove
Dictionary of Art.
N25
.E53 Encyclopedia
of Visual Art. Danbury, CT: Grolier, 1983. 10 Volumes. Volumes 1-4 contain information on the time
periods included
in the assignment and volumes 6-9 include biographical information on
artists.
The following
single-volume works are good sources of information about
artistic periods, representative works of art and architecture,and
historical background.
N40. B53 Biographical
Dictionary of Artists. New York: Facts on File, 1995.
N5300. G25 Gardner's Art
Through the Ages. By Richard G. Tansey and Fred S.
Kleiner. New York: Harcourt, 1996.
N5300. J3 History of
Art. By Anthony F. Janson. New York: Harry
Abrams, 1986.
N5300. S923 Art History.
By Marilyn Stokstad. New York: Harry Abrams, 1995.
NA200. F63 A History of
Architecture. John Musgrove, Editor. London: Butterworths, 1987.
NA216. L58 Ancient
Architecture: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Crete, Greece. By
Seton Lloyd, Wolfgang Muller and Roland Martin. New York: Harry Abrams, 1974.
The following multi-volume works are sources for historical information:
GT31. G74 The Greenwood
Encyclopedia of Daily Life: A Tour Through History from Ancient
Times to the Present. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2004.
D57. C252 The Cambridge
Ancient History. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1970.
D114. D5 Dictionary of the
Middle Ages. New York: Scribner's, 1982.
D117. C3 The Cambridge
Medieval History. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1975.
NetLibrary
is a good source for electronic books online. These books
may also appear with other search results in the library catalog.
The following is a
list of books recommended by your instructor as good books to
begin your research:
Egypt
Robins, Gay. The Art of
Ancient Egypt. Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1997.
Greek
Pedley, John Griffiths. Greek
Art and Archaeology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993.
Medieval
Snyder, James. Medieval
Art. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1989.
Byzantine
Safran, Linda. Heaven on
Earth. University Parks, Penn.: The Pennsylvania
State Univ. Press, 1998.
Gothic
Wilson, Christopher. The
Gothic Cathedral. London: Thames & Hudson, 1990. Illuminated
Manuscripts
de Hamel, Christopher. A
History of Illuminated Manuscripts. London: Phaidon
Press Ltd., 1994
JOURNALS
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. About Finding Articles
To find articles in
newspapers and journals, use your updated library card to
login to the following databases. If you find an interesting article
that is not full text, please give the correct bibliographic
information to our Reference
Librarians and they will see that you get the article. They will
need full bibliographic information - and your name and address. Send
your phone number as well, so they can contact you if necessary. For a
full list of article databases, go to our alphabetical list of databases. You will need your library card barcode number to login from off-campus.
Project
Muse - Scholarly articles from recent journals.
ARTStor - Locate images of paintings, sculpture, photographs, artifacts, architecture, interior design elements and more.
ProQuest -
A general database that includes art. Use Peer Reviewed for scholarly journals. Most recent articles are full text.
Academic Search Complete - A general
database
that includes art, this often covers different journals than
ProQuest. Use Peer Reviewed. Most recent articles are full text.
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. About Searching Grove Art Online
The Grove
Art Onlineis a database that offers full-text articles and
pictures of the world's most famous art. On the opening page of
this database, you will find several search options. Understanding how to use these options will help you to plan your
search.
"Search" Located in the upper right -hand corner of
the opening
page. Use this only for searching for article headings. It does not search within the
articles. "Search" also appears at the top of all pages,
so that at any time you can search for a heading.
"Browse" This will give you an alphabetical
list of all the
articles in the database. You can then click on an article
that you wish to access.
"Advanced Search" and "Full Text" These options
allow you
to search for terms, names or concepts within articles.
"Biographies"
This option will allow you to search
for artists by
name, date of birth, place of birth, or date and place of death.
"Image Links" This option will allow you to search
for images of
art embedded in the Grove Art Online articles, on the web, or in the
Art Resource or The Bridgeman Art Library databases.
"Explore" With this option you can search for
Forms,
Geography, People, Styles and Cultures, and Time Periods.
You can also search any combination of these headings Use the drop-down
lists to choose subjects under each heading. Your choices will be
listed in the "Selections" column and articles will be listed in the
"Results" column.
Attach your paper to
and
email to Dr. Janis Terry,
Assistant Dean. Dr. Terry or one of the writing tutors will read
through your
paper and make brief comments on
your paper and return it to you.
REMEMBER, the expert
on this
paper is Ms. Revuelto.
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