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ARTD 3015: The Development of the Silk Road: Research Resources

An OER for Professor Anna Carroll

Writing and Citation Resources

Writing About Art
Website with a good introduction on different styles of art historical writing. For the research paper, you will need to combine different styles so focus on visual description, iconographic analysis, and historical analysis.
Chicago Manual of Style
A quick guide to formatting citations in Chicago style, using author-date formatting.

General Research Resources

Smarthistory
Good articles on general topics in art history, as well as specific articles that provide introductions to certain important works of art.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Met's online resource for art historical research. You will find general essays, essays on specific works of art, historical essays, as well as chronologies with specific works of art. This is a good general source.

Databases

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Unlock a treasure trove of knowledge with JSTOR! Dive into over 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources across 75 disciplines.

Brooklyn College Library
The library is an excellent resource. You can search the catalogue for books on your topic, and the librarians are very helpful. If you need help finding sources, I highly recommend reaching out to them.