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Renaissance Print Artists and Prints: Books
Renaissance Print Artists and Prints: Books
*If your print is signed, begin by searching the last name of the print artist in the biographical sources listed below.
*There is a very good chance that the name of the printmaker had different spellings in different countries. These books will reveal the different spellings. It is a good practice to have knowledge of these spellings at the beginning of your research so that you will not miss any vital information. In fact, you may not find any resources at all on your printmaker until you search all the known spellings.
Dictionary of Artists (Benezit), N40 .D5213 2006 14
vols.
One of the best sources available. Includes artists from
antiquity to the 20th century. Also includes many artist's signatures, so you can match the signature on your print.
N40 .A63 1992 47 vols.
This source is in German but is the most comprehensive source available. It covers artists from antiquity to the 20th century.
Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: Bio-Bibliographischer Index nach Berufen = (The Artists of the World: bio-bibliographical index by profession) N40 .A625 2002 14 vols.This is a great source for
engravers and printmakers from antiquity to the 20th century.
Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers N40 .B945 5 vols
After you have consulted the biographical reference sources above for your printmaker, search for more books in the the UNT Online Catalog.
*Search names in the following manner: Example: Durer, Albrecht; Raimondi, Marcantonio.
*Also search the World Catalog to find out about books published nationally and some internationally on the print artist. If UNT does not own the book(s), that are found in the World Catalog, they may be borrowed through the UNT Libraries borrowing program known as Inter-Library Loan.
*Example of a Keyword search for a topic: Renaissance and Gender, Renaissance and Woman, Renaissance and Print, Print and Technique, Woodcut and Technique.
Renaissance Prints: Reference Books
*Located in Reference, 1st Floor, Willis Library (unless otherwise noted).
The Illustrated Bartsch NE90 .B213 vols. 1-7, 3rd Floor, Willis Library
All Iconoclass indexes reference the Illustrated Bartsch. The Illustrated Bartsch contains thousands of reproductions of prints.
Iconoclass Index. Early German PrintsNE651 .L386 1995 (v.1-4)
The Seventeenth Century: an Iconographic Index to A. Bartsch, Le Peintre-Graveur
NE90 .B2377 1990 vols. 19-21
Marcantonio Raimondi and His School: an Iconographic Index to A. Bartsch, Le Peintre-GraveurNE90 .B2135 1988 vols. 14-16
Antonio Tempesta and His Time: an Iconographic Index to A. Bartsch, Le Peintre-GraveurNE90 .B2137 1987
Italian Printmaking, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries: an Annotated BibliographyZ5947.3 .I8 K37 1987
Early Italian Engraving: an Iconographic Index to A.M. Hind, Early Italian EngravingNE659 .H48 index
Old Master Print References: a Selected BibliographyZ5947.3.E85 M37 1986
Fine Print References: a Selected Bibliography of Print-Related LiteratureZ5947.A3 L82 1982
Print Reference Sources: a Selected Bibliography, 18th-20th CenturiesZ5947.A3 M37 1979
Artist Biographies Master IndexN40.A78 1986 (Abstracts and Indexes, Willis Library, 1st Floor)
Dictionary of ArtN31.D5 1996 34 Vols. (Also available as a database below).
Renaissance Print Artists and Prints: Databases
*If accessing off campus, you will be asked for a username (EUID), and password (EagleMail password).
Biography and Genealogy Master IndexUse this database for a list of reference books that have an entry on your printmaker.
Grove Art OnlineUse this database for encyclopedic entries on a printmaker or printmaking technique.
*Also search for the biographical information on print artists or printmakers in the Renaissance Print Artists and Prints: Journal Articles section.