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Handbooks for Art



Handbooks such as these may be useful in the research and writing stages of the paper process.

History of Art: A Students' Handbook.
N380.P56 1997 (Pattee, West Wing - 3rd Floor)
A Short Guide to Writing About Art. Barnet.
N7476.B37 2000 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Visual Arts Research: A Handbook.
N85.P55 1986 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Writing About Art.
N7476.S29 2002 (Pattee, West Wing - 3rd Floor)


Style Manuals

Art Bulletin Style Guide
Chicago Manual of Style. 14th ed.
Z253.C5701 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed.
LB2369.M165 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Strunk and White. The Elements of Style. 4th ed.
PE1408.S772 2000 (Pattee - Stacks 2A)

Many of these style manuals are available online via Writing Resources/Style Manuals.


Send comments to Henry Pisciotta, Arts Librarian, at hap10@psu.edu
last updated: 4/3/06
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