Resources - Humanities Renaissance - Modern (HU 101) - LibGuides at Butler Community College

General

Butler Libraries Catalog (El Dorado & Andover)
Search for books and DVDs about the artist, writer, or composer you are researching.

Credo Reference eBooks This link opens in a new window
Search for images of art or for information about art, artists, literature, writers, music, composers, or cultural movements.
EBSCOhost Ebook This link opens in a new window
Search for book-length works about your research project.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Search for snippets or longer videos about art, artists, literature, writers, music, composers, or cultural movements.
Arts, The - ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Search for information about art, artists, literature, writers, music, composers, or cultural movements.

Art

Google Arts & Culture (Requires Google Chrome) This link opens in a new window
Images of art, as well as quick summaries of art movements and artists' lives and styles.
TIP: To keep from getting overwhelmed, use the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner to search.
Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson) - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Articles about art and art history. Search results might be less extensive than ProQuest Research Library - The Arts, depending on subject.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Pairs essays about art historical topics with photographs of objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
TIP: Try filtering by time period. On the landing page, click on the word "chronologies," then select a period on the timeline between 1400 and 1900.
Mother of All Art and Art History Links
A lot (a LOT) of art and art history links.
Smarthistory
Not your mother's art history textbook. Essays and videos about works of art. Try browsing by culture.
Web Gallery of Art
A vast collection of images of European art from late antiquity to the modern era. Includes "tours" by subject and biographies of artists.

Literature

Literature Resource Center - Gale This link opens in a new window
Information about writers and literature.

Project Gutenberg
This website houses works of literature that are in the public domain. That covers any work of literature that would have been published during the time period covered by this class.

Music

International Music Library Score Project
A collection of public domain scores and free recordings.

How to Guides

General Research Guide

Research Video Tutorials

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