These titles are found in the Architecture Library reference area on the 9th floor. They generally contain information about buildings and some illustrations. Other reference volumes that provide information about architects may also include details about some of their buildings. You will find the archives of the work of a number of famous architects in the reference area as well. You may need to consult several sources in Architecture Reference and the 8th floor stacks if you need plans, section, and elevation drawings of a particular building. 

An excellent survey of architectural history is kept on Reserve at the help desk. Ask for Trachtenberg's Architecture: from Prehistory to Postmodernity, NA 200 T7 2002.

• Dictionary of Art
  N31 .D5 1996 v. 1-34
  If you do not find the building listed alphabetically in the index, look up the architect of the building or its location to find information on the building. Each entry generally also has a bibliography which can be used to find further information.
   
• Sir Banister Fletcher's History of Architecture
  NA200.F63 1987
  This is an excellent source for plans, sections, and photographs of historical buildings, but it generally has only a paragraph or two of written information on each building
   
• The Pelican History of Art Series
  (assorted call numbers, located on an index table)
  Separate volumes cover art and/or architecture for particular time periods and geographic areas. Included are these titles.
  • Art and Architecture of Ancient America
  • Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient
  • Art and Architecture of Islam, 650-1250
  • Art and Architecture of Islam, 1250-1800
  • Art and Architecture in France, 1500-1700
  • Art and Architecture in Italy, 1250-1400
  • Art and Architecture in Italy, 1605-1750
  • Art and Architecture in Russia
  • Art and Architecture in Spain and Portugal and Their American Dominions, 1500-1800
  • Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent
  • Art and Architecture of China
  • Art and Architecture of Japan
  • Etruscan and Roman Architecture
  • Roman Inspired Architecture
  • Early Christian and Byzantine Art
  • Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture
  • Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
  • Architecture in Britain: the Middle Ages
  • Architecture in Britain: 1530- 1830
  • Architecture in Italy 1400-1500
     
• Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World
  NA208 .E53 1997
  The Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World covers indigenous architecture of all regions. The first volume covers theories and principles, and the second and third volumes cover cultures and habitats.

TTU Libraries are not responsible for the content of external sources. For questions about this page, contact Bonnie Reed, Architecture Librarian. [v] (806) 742-8058 [f] (806) 742-2855 [e]

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