Artists, Architects and Other Personas of Rome

Artists, Architects and Other Personas of Rome: Books

To Find Books Owned by the UNT Libraries:

*Search the UNT Libraries Online Catalog.  Choose the "subject" or "keyword" search options.
*Search names in the order of: last name, first name.  Example: Vitruvius, Pollio; Caesar, Julius; Julius II, Pope.
*Other subject search examples: Rome Art, Rome Architecture, Rome Politics, Rome Religion.
*Other keyword searche examples: Rome and Art, Rome and Architecture, Vitruvius and Architecture, Pantheon and Hadrian, and "Domus Aurea".

To Find Books Available at Other Universities

Search the World Catalog to find books not owned by UNT.  The World Catalog contains more than 35 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world.  WorldCat does not include individual articles, stories in journals, magazines, newspapers, or book chapters.
*To find out if the UNT Libraries own the book, click on the title  and then "Libraries that own" link.  Books  not owned by the UNT Libraries may be borrowed through UNT's Inter-Library Loan Department.

Artists, Architects and Other Personas of Rome: Biographical Reference Books

*All artist's names are in alphabetical order by last name in the books listed below. All books are located in Reference, 1st floor, Willis Library.
*Note an artist's name may have different spellings in different countries.  These books will reveal the different 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. 

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.

Artists, Architects and Other Personas of Rome: Journal Articles

*To find journal articles, search the databases listed below.  Journals will have the most up-to-date, scholarly information on your topic. If accessing off campus, you will be asked for a username (EUID), and password (EagleMail password).
*Search names in the following manner: (last name, first).  Example: Vitruvius, Pollio, Caesar, Julius, Julius II, Pope.   Examples of other keyword searches:  Vitruvius and Architecture, Pantheon and Hadrian, and "Domus Aurea".

*If you don't find the full-text of the journal article in the databases, you will need to search the UNT Libraries Online Catalog, to determine if the UNT Libraries subscribes to the journal. To do this, click on the UNT Libraries Online Catalog, and choose the "journal title" search option, and type the title of the journal in the search box.
*If the UNT Libraries do not subscribe to the journal that has your journal article, then you can order a copy of the article from the UNT Libraries borrowing program known as Inter-Library Loan.

1984-present

1984-present

(BHA) 1973-present

1861-present
For dissertations only.

1975-present (full-text articles back to 1990)

1954-present

1984-present

(all full-text)
Since JSTOR is so extensive, you may need to add several keywords to narrow down your search to relevant articles about your topic.  Search example using several keywords: Vitruvius and Rome and "De Architectura"