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ART 101 - Prehistoric to Gothic Art: Find Books

Like to Browse?

To browse the library shelves for books on all aspects of art, use the general call numbers below.  You will find the N section in the library's South Stacks.

N1-NX765

Books in the Library

Here are a few books available in the Main Stacks which may be useful in your research:

Books

Finding Books on Your Topic  walking book

Books are some of the best sources of information in the field of art history.

Use the Library Catalog to find books available in the Cerritos College Library.  You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. Librarians can help you find the books you want in the shelves or you can reserve print books and pick them up from special lockers on campus. You can also limit your search to items that are Available Online.

Use the Internet Archive to search 20 million digitized books and texts.

Use the following terms to search by SUBJECT for books on your topic:

      ART

  • Art, Ancient
  • Art, Ancient Egypt
  • Art, Ancient Greece
  • Art, Byzantine
  • Art, Celtic
  • Art, Egyptian
  • Art, Etruscan
  • Art, Gothic
  • Art, Greco-Roman
  • Art, Greek
  • Art, Medieval
  • Art, Prehistoric
  • Art, Romanesque

      PAINTING

  • Painting, Byzantine
  • Painting, Egyptian
  • Painting, Gothic
  • Painting, Greek
  • Painting, Medieval
  • Painting, Romanesque

      SCULPTURE

  • Sculpture, Gothic
  • Sculpture, Greek
  • Sculpture, Hellenistic
  • Sculpture, Medieval
  • Sculpture, Primitive

      MISCELLANEOUS

  • Cave Paintings
  • Christian art and symbolism
  • Maya art
  • Maya sculpture

      ARTIST'S NAME

  • Angelico, Fra
  • Giotto
  • Della Robbia
  • Mantegna, Andrea
  • Pisanello

How to Find E-Books on Your Topic

In the video below, I show you how to do a simple keyword search in the Cerritos College Library Catalog to look for books on a topic.I also show you how to limit the results to just e-books. I will also show you how to search for digitized books in the Internet Archive.  If you scroll down the page, you'll see subject headings you can also use to make sure you find all of the information we have on your topic.  Further down this page you'll see lists of e-books and print books that have helped students in the this class in previous semesters.

Electronic Books

Here are a few E-books which may be useful in your research:

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