Library Guides: Art History and Archaeology: Find Books

Subjects in the Library Catalogs

Try to make the most out of the subject headings in the library catalogs.
Some examples of official subject headings are listed below:

General

Artists

Churches

Rome

Browse the Shelves

Most of the books on art can be found on the shelves under the N class, according to the Library of Congress Classification System.

In particular:

NA: Architecture and Architects

NB: Sculpture

NC: Drawing

ND: Painting

NX: Arts in general

Other relevant divisions are:

BH: Aesthetics

TR: Photography

You can also browse our virtual shelves to find e-books in our growing collection of electronic resources. Use JCU Discovery to discover more or try the following sample result list:

Free Ebooks from the Web

448 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
From Open Culture - it "brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community."

Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Maria Lucia Ferruzza

Ancient Terracottas from South Italy and Sicily in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Maria Lucia Ferruzza
Publication Date: 2016

Roman Mosaics in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Alexis Belis

Roman Mosaics in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Alexis Belis; Christine Kondoleon (Introduction by)
Publication Date: 2016

Getty Publications Virtual Library
Free digital backlist titles from the Getty Publications Archives.
Access Archaeology
A list of free-for-personal-download archaeology books from Archaeopress
Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens (MoDIA)
MoDIA is a scientific publication of conferences and workshops on topics related to Greek and Mediterranean archaeology and cultural history. An important part of the monograph series is excavation publications of Danish archaeological fieldwork carried out in Greece.