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Subjects covered by the Library include those that are central to the work of the Museum:
- Prints, drawings and paintings
- Furniture and woodwork
- Textiles, fashion and dress
- Ceramics and glass
- Metalwork
- Sculpture
- The art and design of the Middle East, Far East, India and South East Asia
- The history of the art, craft and design of the book
This
core material is supplemented by literature from a much broader subject
field including, for example, a strong collection of documentation
about architecture. Relevant materials are acquired in most Western
European, as well as some Asian, languages. The Department is also
responsible for the Archive of Art and Design,
which holds around 200 archive groups relating to individuals,
associations and companies involved in any stage of the art and design
process.
Searchable holdings (11/2006):
750,000 bibliographic records, including monographs, rare books,
exhibition catalogues, auction house sale catalogues, trade literature,
information files, periodicals and manuscripts. The catalogue also
contains group-level descriptions for archives, many of which are
described in more detail elsewhere. In addition, the database provides
brief records for some 20,000 art and design periodical titles held by
other libraries throughout the UK and Ireland. These are also
searchable via ARLIS.NET.
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