Published by the Getty Research Institute of the J. Paul Getty Trust and the French Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (INIST-CNRS), the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) is the most comprehensive art bibliography available worldwide, covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to the present.
Broad in scope, Bibliography of the History of Art’s citations encompass fine arts—painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architecture—as well as decorative and applied arts—crafts, graphic arts, and folk and popular art among them. It includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: Répertoire d’Art et d’Archéologie (RAA) from 1973 to 1989 and International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) from 1975 to 1989. The database contains more than 590,000 records drawn from 1,400 journals, as well as books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, selected art dealers’ catalogues, doctoral dissertations and microform publications. Records feature detailed abstracts in English or French.
Subject Coverage
Major areas of coverage include:
- European art from late Antiquity (4th c. A.D.) to present
- American art from European discoveries to present
- Traditional fine arts
- Decorative and applied arts
- Prints, drawing, and sculpture
- Folk and industrial art
- Archaeology
- Architecture and design
- Theater and festivals
- Painting and photography
- Performance art
- Aspects of material culture of interest to art historians
- Art reflecting Western tradition in Asia, Africa, and Australia
Dates of Coverage
Update Frequency
Quarterly, with approximately 8,000 new records added Size
Over 741,605 records as of February 2009 Print Equivalent
Bibliography of the History of Art Supplier
AHIP/J. Paul Getty Trust & INIST/CNRS
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute
Williamston, MA 02167 USA
Sample Record
| Database: |
Bibliography of the History of Art |
| Title: |
Good art, good history? |
| Author: |
Hornstein, Shelley (ed.); Jacobowitz, Florence (ed.); Crane, Susan A. (ed.) |
| Review Author: |
Thomas, Selma |
| Source: |
Museum news ( Washington, DC), vol. 83, no. 1, pp.
22-25, January 2004 |
| ISSN: |
0027-4089 |
| Reviewed Work: |
Review of book:
Author: Hornstein, Shelley (ed.); Jacobowitz, Florence
(ed.)
Title: Image and remembrance : representation and the Holocaust
Publication: Bloomington, IN : Indianapolis, IN : Indiana University Press,
2003
Physical Description: 332 p. |
| Reviewed Work: |
Review of book:
Author: Crane, Susan A. (ed.)
Title: Museums and memory
Publication: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2000
Physical Description: 258 p. |
| Language: |
English; Anglais |
| Summary Language: |
English; Anglais |
| Publication Type: |
Book review; Compte-rendu d'une monographie |
| Country of Publication: |
USA |
| Physical Description: |
2 col. ill. |
| Publication Year: |
2004 |
| Subject/Artist: |
Art; Holocaust (1939-1945); Architecture; Berlin (DEU), Berlin Museum, Jüdisches Museum; Libeskind, Daniel, b.1946; Sculpture; Installation works; Berlin (DEU), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Bibliothek; Ullman, Micha, b.1939; Films; Reisen ins Leben; Mitscherlich, Thomas, b.1942; Iconography; Oswiecim (POL), concentration camp; Conceptual art; Writing on the Wall; Projections; Photography; Berlin (DEU), Scheunenviertel; Attie, Shimon, b.1957; Exhibitions; Museums; United States; Israel; Germany; 1900-2100; Commemorative monuments; Holocauste (1939-1945); Libeskind, Daniel, n.1946; Installation (oeuvre d'art); Ullman, Micha, n.1939; Cinéma; Mitscherlich, Thomas, n.1942; Iconographie; Oswiecim (POL), camp de concentration; Art conceptuel; Projection (image); Photographie; Attie, Shimon, n.1957; Exposition; Musée; Etats-Unis; Israël; Allemagne; Monument commémoratif |
| Identifiers: |
1900; 2000; 2100; 1900-2100 |
| Classification: |
1800-1945 |
| Subfile: |
BHA |
| Update: |
20050226 |
| Unique Identifier: |
13 18219 |
| Accession Number: |
10321070 |
Browsable Indexes
A browsable index is an alphabetical listing of terms used in a specific field of a database. You can browse this list to see, for example, how authors' names are spelled and therefore how they are indexed in the database. Browsable Indexes are available for the following fields:
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Identifiers
Classification Field Codes
The following field codes are found in the records of this database. Here they are listed in alphabetical order by two-letter code. See Field Codes and Search Examples for detailed descriptions and search examples.
AB = Abstract |
LA = Language |
AN = Accession Number |
LC = LC Control Number |
AU = Author |
MT = Monograph Title |
CA = Corporate Author |
NT = Notes |
CF = Conference |
PB = Publisher |
CL = Classification |
PD = Publication Date |
CP = Country of Publication |
PG = Pages |
DA = Dissertation Number |
PH = Physical Description |
DG = Degree Information |
PL = Publisher Location |
ED = Editor |
PQ = Price Quoted |
EP = End Page |
PT = Publication Type |
ES = Edition Statement |
PU = Publication Information |
EX = Exhibition |
PY = Publication Year |
FP = First Page |
RA = Review Author |
FV = Format Availability |
RV = Reviewed Work |
IB = ISBN |
SA = Subject/Artist |
ID = Identifiers |
SF = Subfile |
IS = ISSN |
SL = Summary Language |
IT = Issue Title |
SO = Source |
JD = Journal Cover Date |
SR = Series Title |
JI = Journal Issue |
TB = Table of Contents |
JN = Journal Name |
TI = Title |
JP = Journal Pages |
UD = Update |
JS = Journal Supplement |
UI = Unique Identifier |
JV = Journal Volume |
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