Use the Library Catalog to search for electronic books by subject, keyword, author, or title.
The general call number for books on all aspects of art is:
SOUTH STACKS
N1 – NX765
Ever wonder how books are shelved?
In this library we use The Library of Congress Classification System to organize books on the shelves. The LC SYSTEM organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge called classes. The system uses letters to represent the twenty-one broad branches of knowledge. The letters I, O, W, X AND Y are not used.
The twenty-one classes are:
A – GENERAL WORKS
B – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION
C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
D – HISTORY: GENERAL & OUTSIDE THE AMERICAS
E – HISTORY: UNITED STATES
F – HISTORY: UNITED STATES LOCAL & AMERICAS
G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION
H – SOCIAL SCIENCE
J – POLITICAL SCIENCE
K – LAW
L – EDUCATION
M – MUSIC & BOOKS ON MUSIC
N – FINE ARTS
P – LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
Q – SCIENCE
R – MEDICINE
S – AGRICULTURE
T – TECHNOLOGY
U – MILITARY SCIENCE
V – NAVAL SCIENCE
Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION RESOURCES
These twenty-one broad subject areas are further divided into more specific subject areas by adding one or two additional letters as well as some numbers. For a more detailed breakdown of any subject, go to the Library of Congress web page.
So, How Do I Find a Book on the Shelf?
Try this exercise, which was put together by the librarians at Kent State University, to see if you have figured out the Library of Congress system!
Finding Books on Your Topic 
Once you have chosen a topic and done your background research you will be ready to conduct more comprehensive research using books.
Use the Library Catalog to find books. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.
More specific call numbers for your topics may be found by searching the online catalog for the following SUBJECT and KEYWORDS:
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Art/Painting/Sculpture (add any historical period to your search) Art Baroque; Art Rococo; Art 16th century; Art Early Renaissance; Art Modern 17th-18th centuries |
Additional subject headings Painting 16th Century Europe; Painting Renaissance; |
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Art/Painting/Sculpture (add any country, region, or group to your search) Art Renaissance Italy; Art Spanish History; Art Renaissance Vatican City; Painting Flemish; Sculpture Italian; Sculpture Renaissance--Great Britian |
Artist’s name (Search by Subject or Author, type last name first) Bellini ; Bosch; Caravaggio; da Vinci; Dürer; Fontana; Gentileschi; El Greco; Raphael; Rembrandt; Rubens; Titian |
Europe 1450-1789 by 
Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art by 
Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols In Art by 
Leonardo Da Vinci : Genius of the Italian Renaissance by 
The Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students by 
Titian and Venetian Painting, 1450-1590 by Here are a few books available in the library which may be helpful in your research:
Art and Architecture in France, 1500 to 1700
The Art of the Renaissance by 
Baroque and RococoEncyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting; Mythological, Biblical, Historical, Literary, Allegorical and Topical by 
European Art of the Eighteenth Century by 
Italian women artists : from Renaissance to Baroque
The Seventeenth Century by 