Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Daremberg, Charles, 1817-1872, ed.
Dictionnaire des antiquites grecques et romaines, d'apres les textes et les monuments, ouvrage redige par une societe d'ecrivains speciaux, d'archeologues et de professeurs / sous la direction de mm. Ch. Daremberg et Edm. Saglio. -- Paris : Hachette, 1877-1919. -- "A fundamental scholarly work with long, signed articles by specialists. Subjects included: arts, costume, furniture, institutions, public and private life, manners and customs, religion, sciences, etc. Biography and literature are excluded.
Main Folio DE5 .D21 1877 10 volumes

Devambez, Pierre, 1902-
The Praeger encyclopedia of ancient Greek civilization / with the collaboration of Robert Flaceliere, Pierre-Maxime Schuhl, [and] Roland Martin. -- New York : Praeger [1967]. -- 491 p. illus., maps (on lining papers) 24 cm. Translation of Le dictionnaire de la civilisation grecque.
Main Reference DF16 .D513

Enciclopedia dell'arte antica, classica, e orientale. -- Roma : Istituto dell enciclopedia italiana, [1958-1966]. -- 7 v. illus., col. plates, maps, facsims., plans. 32 cm. -- Includes bibliographies. "A milestone encyclopedia of art and archaeology in the antique world from prehistory to c.500 A.D. Alphabetical arrangement of places, artists, and subjects relating to the art of antiquity of Europe, Asia, N. Africa, and Ethopia. Emphasizes the classical period of the Mediterranean world. Signed articles by over 200 scholars. Each term which is not a simple definition has a bibliography. Includes ancient art criticism. Richly illustrated. Indexed 1984"
Art Reference N31 .E4829 v.1-7

The Dictionary of Art / editor, Jane Turner. -- New York : Grove, 1996. --34 v. : ill. maps, plans. Vol. 34: Index . Includes bibliographies.
Art Ref. N31 .D5 1996 v. 1-34.

Illustrated encyclopaedia of the classical world / [edited by]
Michael Avi Yonah and Israel Shatzman ; foreword by F. W.
Walbank. -- Maidenhead : Sampson Low, 1976. -- 509 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. -- Bibliography: p. [501]-503. Includes index.
Main Reference DE5 .I44 1976

Lexikon der alten Welt / [Herausgeber: Carl Andersen u.a. Redaktion: Klaus Bartels und Ludwig Huber ; Zeichnungen: Walter Oberholzer]. -- Zurich : Artemis Verlag, [1965]. -- xv p., 3524 columns. illus, maps (part col.) 27 cm. -- "10,000 entries concerning all aspects of the geography, history, culture, and literature, as well as the art and architecture of the ancient world."
Main Reference D54 .L48

The New Century classical handbook / edited by Catherine B. Avery.
-- New York, Appleton-Century-Crofts [1962]. -- xiii, 1162 p. illus., maps (on lining papers) 26 cm.
Main Reference DE5 .N4

The Oxford classical dictionary /edited by Simon Hornblower. -- 3rd ed. -- Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1996. -- Includes bibliographies.
Art Reference DE5 .O9 1970

Pauly, August Friedrich von, 1796-1845.
Paulys real-encyclopadie der classischen altertumswissenschaft / Wissowa, Georg, 1859-1931 ed. = Neue bearbeitung unter mitwirkung zahlreicher fachgenossen hrsg. / von G. Wissowa. -- Stuttgart : A. Druckenmuller, 1893- . -- v. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. -- Titles of bd. 7-24 read:...Begonnen von Georg Wissowa unter mitwirkung zahlricher fachgenossen, hrsg. von Wilhelm Kroll. "The standard classical encyclopedia covering antiquities, biography (including artists), classical literature, and history. Long, signed articles by specialists, and bibliographies"
Main DE5 .P33 v.1-

Smith, William, Sir, 1813-1893.
A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities / ed. William
Smith . . . William Wayte . . . G.E. Marindin. -- 3d ed., rev. and enl.--
London, J. Murray, 1890-91. -- 2 v. illus. 24 cm. -- Greek index, p. 776-96; English index, p.824-29.
Main Reference DE5 .S662 v.1-2. Another set in circulating collection.

Iconography

Hall, James, 1917-
Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art / introd. Kenneth Clark -- 1st U.S. ed. -- New York : Harper & Row, c1974. -- xxix, 345 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Bibliography: p. [xxv]-xxix.
Art Reference N7560 .H34 1974b

Henle, Jane Elizabeth, 1913-
Greek myths; a vase painter's notebook -- Bloomington, Indiana University Press, [1973]. -- v, 247 p. illus. 24 cm. -- Bibliography: p. 200-224.
Art NK4645 .H36 1973

Illustrations of Greek drama / A. D. Trendall and T. B. L. Webster. -- [London] Phaidon; [New York, Distributed by Praeger Publishers, 1971]. -- x, 159 p. illus. (part col.) 31 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references.
Art Quarto N7760 .T7

Lexicon iconographicum mythologiae classicae : (LIMC) / [publie
par la Fondation pour le Lexicon iconographicum mythologiae al.] -- Zurich : Artemis Verlag, [1981]- . -- 28 cm. -- Articles in German, English, French or Italian.
Art Reference NX650.M9 L48 v.1-8 in 16 parts

Schefold, Karl.
Myth and legend in early Greek art. / [Translated by Audrey Hicks]. -- New York : H.N. Abrams, [1966]. -- 200 p. illus. (6 mounted col.) geneal., tables, map, plates. 27 cm. -- Translation of the author's Fruhgriechische Sagenbilder. Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p.187-[195])
Art NK4645 .S3313

Select passages from ancient writers illustrative of the history of Greek sculpture / ed. with a translation and notes by H. Stuart Jones. -- London ; New York : Macmillan and Co., 1895. -- 3 p. l., [ix]-xl, 231, [1] p. 21 cm. "The original texts and the English translations are given in parallel columns. Although the work is not comprehensive, it represents one of the first attempts to relate ancient texts with specific statues.
Art NB90 J7

Rochelle, Mercedes, 1955-
Mythological and classical world art index : a locator of paintings, sculptures, frescoes, manuscript illuminations, sketches, woodcuts, and engravings executed 1200 B.C. to 1900 A.D., with a directory of the institutions holding them. -- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1991. -- viii, 279 p. ; 24 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references p. (239-245) and index.
Art Reference N7760 .R63 1991

Smith, William, Sir, 1813-1893.
A classical dictionary of Greek and Roman biography, mythology, and geography : based on the larger dictionaries / by the late Sir William Smith . . . revised throughout and in part rewritten by G. E. Marindin. -- London : John Murray, 1925. -- vi, 1018 [1] p. : illus., maps ; 23 cm.
Main DE5 .S68 1925

Smith, William, Sir, 1813-1893.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. -- Boston, C.C. Little and J. Brown, 1849. -- 3 v. illus. 24 cm.
Main Reference DE5 .S7

Vermeule, Cornelius Clarkson, 1925-
A bibliography of applied numismatics in the fields of Greek and
Roman archaeology and the fine arts. -- London : Spink, 1956. -- viii, 172 p. 19 cm.
Main Z6869.G8 V4

Clothing

Contini, Mila.
Fashion, from ancient Egypt to the present day / edited by James
Laver ; foreword by Count Emilio Pucci ; Introd. by Janey
Ironside. -- New York :Odyssey Press, [1965]. -- 321 p. illus. (part fold. col.) 31 cm.
Main Folio GT513 .C5813 1965

Bieber, Margarete, 1879-
Entwicklungsgeschichte der griechischen tracht von der vorgriechischen zeit bis zur romischen kaiserzeit. -- Berlin : Mann, 1934. -- 63, [1] p. illus., 54 pl. 32 cm. -- Includes bibliographies. "A brief survey of the development of Greek dress from Egyptian antecedents to Greco-Roman times. Very well illustrated."
Main Folio GT550 .B48

Houston, Mary Galway, 1871-
Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine costume and decoration.-- 2d ed., with 8 plates in colour, and over 200 drawings in the text. - -London :A. & C. Black, 1947. -- ix, 182 p. illus. (part col.) 24 cm. -- A technical history of costume, v.2. -- Bibliography: p. 179-182. "The costumes illustrated in this volume have been considered primarily from the technical point of view, that is, their construction has been carefully studied."
Main GT510 .H65 v.2

Geography

Atlas of the classical world / ed. A. A. M. van der Heyden and H. H. Scullard. -- [London ; New York] : Nelson, 1959. -- 221 p. illus., col. maps (1 fold.)
Art Reference Folio DE29 .H463

The Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites / Richard Stillwell, editor, William L. MacDonald, associate editor, Marian Holland McAllister, assistant editor. -- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1976. -- xxii, 1019 p., [12] leaves of plates : maps ; 29 cm. -- Includes index. "More than 2,800 entires for 3,000 sites with remains from the Greek and Roman civilizations of the classical period (750 B.C. -A.D. 565), listed alphabetically under their classical names, with modern names, if different, following. Signed articles written by 375 scholars, include extensive descriptions of architecture, with historical summaries and museum holdings. Each entry keyed to one of the 16 maps." Glossary p. 1003-1008.
Main Reference DE59 .P7

Traulos, Ioannes N., 1908-
Pictorial dictionary of ancient Athens / Prepared in collaboration with the German Archaeological Institute. -- New York, Praeger [1971]. - xvi, 590 p. illus., maps, plans. 30 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references.
Art NA280 .T68

Technique

Wittkower, Rudolf.
Sculpture : processes and principles. -- London : Allen Lane, 1977.--
288 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. -- Lectures given at Cambridge University during 1970-1971. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 277-280.
Art NB60 .W5

Ashmole, Bernard, 1894-
Architect and sculptor in classical Greece. -- London, Phaidon Press, 1972. -- [vi], 218 p. illus., maps, plans. 28 cm. (Wrightsman lectures; 6). -- Includes bibliographical references.
Art NB94 .A83

General Handbooks

Becatti, Giovanni, 1912-
The art of ancient Greece and Rome : from the rise of Greece to
the fall of Rome / Giovanni Becatti. -- London : Thames and Hudson, c1968. -- 441 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. -- (Great epochs of art). -- Translation of L'eta classica. Bibliography: p. 401-423. Glosssary p. 391-399. Includes index. "A condensed survey of the painting and sculpture of ancient Greece and Rome. Does not include architecture. Beautifully illustrated with 385 reporductions. of works."
Art N5610 .B3313 1968b

Charbonneaux, Jean, 1895-1969.
Classical Greek art, 480-330 BC / J. Charbonneaux, R. Martin
[and] F. Villard; [translated from the French by James Emmons]. -- London : Thames and Hudson, 1972. -- xii, 423, [9] p. (20 fold.) illus. (some col.), col. maps, plans (some col.), ports. (some col.) 28 cm. (The Arts of mankind). -- Bibliography: p. 367-376.
Art N5630 .C4613

Demargne, Pierre.
The birth of Greek art. Translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. -- New York, Golden Press [1964]. -- 446 p. illus. (part col.) maps (part fold. col.) plans, plates (part col.) ports. 29 cm. (The Arts of mankind ; 6). -- Bibliography: p. [419]-430.
Art N5630 .D363

Papaioannou, Kostas, 1925-
The art of Greece/ translated from the French by I. Mark Paris. -- New York : H.N. Abrams, 1989. -- 637 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. -- Translation of: L'art grec. Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-623) and index. Excellent source for color illustrations.
Art N5630 .P3613 1989

Sparkes, Brian A.
Greek art. -- Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press for the Classical Association, 1991. -- xi, 77, [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Greece & Rome. New surveys in the classics ; 22). -- Includes extensive and useful bibliographical references. Contents: Introduction -- Masters, hands and freestanding sculpture --Architectural sculpture -- Connoisseurship -- Shops and shapes-- Narrative and images.

Art NB90 .S58

Periodical Indexes & Abstracts

L'Annee philologique; bibliographie critique et analytique de l'antiquite greco-latine / ed. Jules Marouzeau -- Paris ; Societe d'edition "Les Belles Lettres." -- 1. année; 1924/26- . -- "A current bibliography of the literature on Greek and Roman antiquity. Encompasses all regions which had trade and cultural relations with Greece and Rome. Divided into an author and a subject section. Subjects are further subdivided; pt. IV, antiquitées, is most valuable for archaeolgists and art historians.
Main Z7016 .A55

Art index. -- New York, H.W. Wilson. -- Jan. 1929/Sept. 1930- . -- 26 cm. "A quarterly author & subject index to publications in the fields of archaeology, architecture, art history, arts & crafts, city planning, fine arts, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape design, photography & films, and related subjects"
Art Index Table Z5937 .A78
Also available online (1980- ) through the VCL home online indexes page.

TOCS-IN "TOCS-IN archives the tables of contents of over 150 journals of interest to classicists." ONLINE ACCESS ONLY

NESTOR: A Bibliography of Aegean Prehistory and Related Areas "The searchable bibliographic database is now on-line. You can search the 23,000 entries in the 1954-1995 editions of Nestor. " ONLINE ACCESS ONLY

Fasti archaeologici; annual bulletin of classical archaeology. International Association for Classical Archaeology. -- Firenze : Sansoni Editore. -- v. 1- 1946- . -- illus., maps, plans. 29 cm. "Issued by the International Association for Classical Archaeology. A comprehensive classified bibliography of books and articles on the archaeology and art of the classical world, including early Christianity. Many entries have abstracts." In English, Italian, French, and German.
Main GN700 .I552

Bibliographies

Arntzen, Etta.
Guide to the literature of art history / Etta Arntzen and Robert Rainwater. -- Chicago : American Library Association, 1979. -- xviii, 616 p. ; 29 cm. -- Includes extensive indexes.
Art Reference Z5931 .A67

Coulson, William D. E., 1942-
An annotated bibliography of Greek and Roman art, architecture,
and archaeology. -- New York : Garland Pub., 1987. -- 2nd ed. revised. -- (Garland reference library of the humanities ; v. 28).
Art Z5932.3 .C68 1987

Ehresmann, Donald L., 1937-
Architecture : a bibliographic guide to basic reference works,
histories, and handbooks / Donald L. Ehresmann. -- Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1984. -- xvi, 338 p. ; 25 cm. -- Includes extensive indexes. "Ancient Architecture" pp. 35-69.
Art Reference Z5941 .E38 1984

Collections

Corpus vasorum antiquorum. -- Paris, H. Champion [1922- ] -- illus., plates. 33 x 26 cm. -- Imprint varies. An international series approaching 200 fascicules of about 50 plates each. Each fascicule is Issued in portfolios.
Art Quarto NK46 . . .

Myth and Ritual:

Approaches to Greek myth / edited and introduced by Lowell Edmunds.
-- Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1990. -- vi, 448 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references.
Main BL790 .A66 1990

Interpretations of Greek mythology / edited by Jan Bremmer. -- Totowa, N.J. : Barnes & Noble Books, 1986. -- 294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Bibliography: p. 278-283; Includes index.
Main BL782 .I58 1986

Parke, H. W. (Herbert William), 1903- Festivals of the Athenians. -- London : Thames and Hudson, c1977. -- 208 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. -- (Aspects of Greek and Roman life). -- Includes index ; Bibliography: p. [202]
Main DF123 .P37 1977b

Simon, Erika.
Festivals of Attica : an archaeological commentary / Erika Simon.--
Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. -- xx, 122 p., 32 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. -- (Wisconsin studies in classics). -- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Art DF123 .S55 1983

Funerary Customs

Garland, Robert.
The Greek way of death. -- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1985.--
xvi, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Bibliography: p. [172]-182 ; Includes indexes.
Main BL795.D4 G37 1985

Vermeule, Emily.
Aspects of death in early Greek art and poetry / Emily Vermeule.--
Berkeley : University of California Press, 1979. -- xv, 270 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- (Sather classical lectures ; 46). -- Bibliography: p. 261-266.
Includes index.
Art N5633 .V4