Reference Books include encyclopedias, dictionaries, style guides and directories. These types of books may be useful as you are establishing historical and theoretical background knowledge, understanding disciplinary terminology, and fact-checking.
Reference Books are located on the first floor. Items in the Reference collection are for use in the building only and may not be checked out.
Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art by 
A Chronology of Art: a Timeline of Western Culture from Prehistory to the Present by 
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. 2nd ed. by 
The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 3rd ed. by 
American Folk Art by 
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance by 
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts by