These "traditional" art databases cover selected journal articles, books, and exhibition catalogs on visual arts, primarily focused on the European and American traditions. They follow the editorial practices of the Répertoire d'art et d'archéologie (RAA), Répertoire de la Litterature de l'Art (RILA), and the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA).
For journal and encyclopedia articles on all areas of art, search Art and Architecture Complete, Humanities Full-Text, and Oxford Art Online linked under Art Databases.
Current Database Access to Traditional Art Indexes
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A significant bibliography on the history of Western art, it lists scholarly books, articles, and catalogs published from 1974 to 2007.
This link opens in a new windowSingle search for several traditional art indexes (BHA, RILA, RAA) covering the European tradition in visual arts, from antiquity to the 20th Century. Indexes selected journals, monographs, and catalogs published from 1910 to 2007.
Scholarly art indexing has traditionally started with the Répertoire d’art et d’archéologie (RAA, 1910-1989) and Répertoire de la Litterature de l'Art (RILA, 1974 - 1989). In 1990, these efforts were combined to from the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA, 1990 - 2007). ProQuest's International Bibliography of Art (IBA) continues the editorial practices of the BHA, and the IBA covers 2008 - present.