University of Southern Maine

Art History 111 - Art History: Prehistoric through Medieval
  Assignment on Elgin Marbles

Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Writing the Paper

JUDITH NAGATA, Reference Librarian,  780-5019, OR  jnagata@usm.maine.edu  OR  Email a Librarian

• Hours for the Glickman Library in Portland and the Gorham Library

• Circulation Policies : How long can a book be checked out?; How much are fines?; Can I renew online?, etc.

• Serials Questions : How do I find a newspaper/magazine/journal article at USM?

Encyclopedia of World Art (17 volumes)
Portland Reference  N31 .E533 1987

Oxford Classical Dictionary
Portland Reference  DE5 .O9 1996

The New Century Classical Handbook
Portland Reference  DE5 .N4 1962

Hint: For the classical books, look up the Parthenon or other building from Ancient Greece where the sculpture originally resided.

URSUS
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  subject: Elgin marbles

Academic Search Premier
Date coverage: Varies
Lists of articles from 8,025 publications, with some full text ; includes journals and other scholarly publications.

Art Index
Date Coverage: 1985-present
Lists of articles about art, architecture, archaeology, crafts, design, museology, photography, television and textiles, in addition to all aspects of art including graphic, folk, and decorative, from periodicals published throughout the world.

Art Index Retrospective
Date Coverage: 1929-1985

Historical Abstracts
Date Coverage: 1969-present for articles
List of articles and books on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present.

Proquest Newspapers
Date Coverage: varies (approx. 1980-present)
Full-text of articles from major U.S. and some international newspapers.

Parthenon Sculptures: Facts and Figures
Department of Greek and Roman Antiquties, The British Museum
Report and information on the Elgin Marbles (from the Parthenon).

International Association for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures
An association of various national committees with the shared goal of "The reunification of all the surviving Parthenon Sculptures in the New Acropolis Museum in Athens"