Texts for Christian & Classical imagery
Douay Rheims BibleCall Number: Art Reference BS180 2002 c.1-2ISBN: 1930278241St. Jerome's Latin translation of the Bible, The Vulgate, is an important primary source as it was used throughout the Renaissance. The Douay-Rheims is the English translation closest to the Vulgate. Also online (see link).
The Golden Legend: Readings on the Saints by Call Number: Art Reference BX4654.J334 1993 vol. 1-2ISBN: 0691008655Popular religious stories about the lives of the saints collected during the 13th century; stories were widely used by Medieval and Renaissance artists. Also available via JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7stkm
- Metamorphoses by Ovid
Ovid's Metamorphosis was a source for much of the classical imagery in the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Also of use
- The Catholic encyclopedia: an international work of reference on the constitution, doctrine, discipline and history of the Catholic Church, (Appleton, 1907-1912).
This 1913 edition is useful for Catholic doctrine, disciplines and history before the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). Please note: it predates the creation of the Vatican City State in 1929. - Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture known in the Renaissance
Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture known in the Renaissance. Use with Bober and Rubenstein Renaissance Artists & Antique Sculpture: A Handbook of Sources. Art Ref. NB 86 .B6 1986.
Renaissance Artists and Antique Sculpture by Call Number: Art Reference NB86.B6 1986ISBN: 0199210292Includes text about and images of 200 ancient sculptures known to Renaissance artists.
Women and the Visual Arts in Italy c. 1400-1650 by Call Number: Art Library N5273 .W65 2012ISBN: 9780719080982Anthology of original sources from c.1400 to 1650, -- such as inventories, letters, diaries, wills, artists' contracts, treatises or poetic works --translated from Italian or Latin, that address women's involvement in the visual arts and material culture of their day. Divided into four parts: 1. Material environments: living quarters and contents; women's appearance outside the home, on everyday occasions, and in lavishly orchestrated spectacles. 2. Women as agents: commissioning, supervising or bequeathing ambitious architectural projects; commissioning and acquiring paintings and sculptures. 3. Religious devotion: The role of buildings, paintings and objects. 4. The working lives of female artists and writings about real or imaginary artifacts.
See also: Women in Italy, 1340-1650, Ideals and Realities. Main Library, HQ 1149 .I8 W66 2005
Collections of primary documents
A Documentary History of ArtCall Number: Art Library, N 5303. D6 1981 vol. 1-2ISBN: 0691039690
Italian Art, 1400-1500 by Call Number: Art Library N6915.I78 c.1-3ISBN: 0135079470Publication Date: 1979Anthology of translated excepts from important texts about art in Italy from 1400 - 1500. Includes critical essays, and bibliographies.
Italian Art, 1500-1600: Sources and Documents in the History of Art by Call Number: Art Library N6915 .K55 1966 (2 copies)Publication Date: 1966Primary sources in translation.
Italy and Spain, 1600-1750; sources and documents by Call Number: Art Library N6916.E5 c1-3Publication Date: 1970Anthology of excepts from important translated texts about art in Italy and Spain during the years 1600-1750. Includes critical essays, and bibliographies.Literary Sources of Art History: an Anthology of Texts from Theophilus to Goethe
Call Number: Art Library, 709 H742L c.4Publication Date: 1947Translations of excerpts from original sources including etters, journals and essays.
