Vernacular Architecture Research Guide : Reference Sources
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The Kohler Art Library Reference Room (Room 160B) has books to help you orient yourself to your topic as you start research.
You'll find
• illustrated dictionaries of architectural terms
• encyclopedias providing summary information
• guidebooks to the architecture of major cities
• biographical information on architects
• bibliographies suggesting useful books and articles
• and more.
Browse call numbers beginning with NA to find architectural reference books.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Style Guides
Following is a selection of books in the Kohler Art Library Reference Room:
Online Encyclopedias
The following reference sources are available full text online:
- Grove Art Online (contained within Oxford Art Online)Online full-text version of a 34 volume encyclopedia with signed entry articles written by art historians.
- Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (contained within Oxford Reference Online)Oxford Reference Online includes a number of subject-specific dictionaries and encyclopedias.
