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On this page: General art knowledge; General image
collections/search; Online art research
library; University art research units; Academic subject information
miners; Art research papers & essays; Specific subject areas;
Individual artists; Conservation & Restoration
General art knowledge:
Aesthetics online: Outstanding
resources on all areas of aesthetics. Link
The World Wide Web Virtual Art History: A
range of very good links to image collections, art history
associations, publications, teaching resources, etc.
Link
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General
image collections/search:
The
UK National Art Archives catalogue: Excellent
index, with notes on artists, critics and writers. Link
'Virtual
Library' History
of Art image bank: Excellent
links to a range of image resources (artists; periods; schools).
Link
'Virtual Library' History of Art - large image collection:
Excellent links to image collections.
Link
Art Online.it: Some
good art history images and resources.
Link
V&A National Art History Catalogue: Search
engine for books on artists, art movements, etc.
Link
Warwick Uni
Image search guide:
Search engine for online images, including various collections.
Link
Image search engine - Picsearch: Excellent
search engine for pictures. Link
Berger Foundation Slide Libraries - Artists slide library:
Link; Period slide library:
Link
Stunning collections.
Scholars
Resource.com: Astounding
database of high quality art images. Link
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Online
art research library/facilities:
Questia:
online research library -
Massive range of texts (all pay-to-view).
Link
Google Scholar: Research
any topic on earth, although most collections are
password-protected. Link
Stone Index: 'FindStone's'
International Stone Index - indexed images of every kind and variety of
stone. Link
Intute Arts and
Humanities database of online resources: A
superb collection of online links.
Link
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Guide to Intute's Arts and Humanities Resources.
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University
art research units:
AHDS visual arts image
collections: Information about collections.
Link
UMICH art history research resources: Links
to art history on the web. Link
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Academic subject
information miners:
BUBL
information service for internet resources on academic subjects:
Links to online web sites and resources across a range of
disciplines. Link
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Arts Research papers &
essays:
Tate
Research Papers:
Scholarly essays on a range of artists and topics, incl. new essay
on Joseph Beuys. Link
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Specific subject
areas:
Mesoamerican stone sculpture:
Images and scholarly text. Link
Durham Uni's Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture: A
scholarly archive of images and related information. Link
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Individual Artists:
Henry Moore Research
Library:
From the official Foundation, offering information about Moore
exhibitions and the research facilities available.
Link
Henry Moore Library and Archive database: Helpful
database to the Moore collections, but you have to find it first (on
complex index page). Link
Texts and essays:
Brancusi: the essence of things by Dr Janet McKenzie:
Link
Vasari's 'Lives of the Artists':
Link
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Conservation and
restoration:
National Conservation Centre,
Liverpool:
Useful 'National Museums' website, for professionals.
Link
Building
Conservation.com:
Professional
sculptors and stone carvers for specialist work.
Link
Building Conservation's Conservation articles: An
outstanding catalogue of articles across the issues. Link
Building Conservation's 'Building Conservation Directory 2006': Products
and services in building conservation. Link
Society for the Conservation of Ancient Buildings: Provides
builders and building professionals with specialist conservation
information. With Noticeboard.
Link
Fairhaven of Anglesey
Abbey: Specialist
restoration of architectural and ornamental sculpture/carving.
Link
London Stone Conservation: Specialist
stone restoration services. Link
Universal Stone, England: Specialist
restoration work. Link
Short Conservation courses: List
provided by 'Building Conservation'. Link
Essays:
The Conservation of Alabaster by Dennis Cox: Link
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