Collection Development Policy
Art, Art History, & Design

 

PROGRAMS AND CLIENTELE SUPPORTED:

The Department of Art, Art History and Design offers undergraduate major programs in three areas: Art History leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree; Studio Art and Design leading either to a Bachelor of Arts or the professional Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Studio concentrations are provided in Ceramics, Design, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture. The Department also offers a Master of Arts in Art History and a Master of Fine Arts, intended for artists and designers who plan to teach at the college level, in Studio Art and Design.

SUBJECT LIAISON:

Jane Devine
117 Bond Hall
Architecture Library
(574) 631-9401
Devine.6@nd.edu
FAX: (574) 631-9662

CONSPECTUS: Yes, part of the Art and Architecture conspectus (N)

GENERAL COLLECTING GUIDELINES:

Languages: English, French, German and Italian.

Chronological: Historical material on the art of the Western World: the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque, and Modern (19th and 20th centuries) periods.

Geographical: Western Europe and the United States; selectively Asia.

Treatment of Subject: Scholarly treatment generally, textbooks rarely purchased, and coffee table books selectively, only when quality of illustration or text warrants it.

Types of Material: Monographs, journals, microforms and videocassettes; selectively electronic formats.

COORDINATION INFORMATION:

Because of the overlapping requirements of the Art and the Medieval Institute collections in supporting Art Department teaching and research, and the Institute's Ambrosiana collection, there is cooperation in selection between the Fine Arts Liaison and the Medieval Institute Liaison.

COLLECTING LEVELS:

Subject	LC Class	Collecting Level
Visual Arts in General :
Theory, Philosophy	N61-72	3
Museums, Galleries	N510-3690	3
Greek and Roman	N5603-5896	3
Early Medieval	N5930-6245	3
Byzantine	N6250	3
Renaissance, Baroque (especially Italy)	N6370-6923	4
Eighteenth Century (England, France, Italy)	N6761-6924	3
Nineteenth Century (especially United States and France)	N6450-6853	4
Twentieth Century	N6485-6494	3
Twentieth Century (United States, Canada)	N6501-6549	4
Twentieth Century (France, Germany)	N6841-6889	4
Asia. The Orient	N7304-7354	1
Art and the State	N8700-9211	4
Sculpture :
Ancient	NB69-169	3
Medieval	NB170-180	3
Modern	NB185-198	4
Drawing, design, illustration :
History of drawing	NC50-376	4
Italian Renaissance (See Special Considerations)	NC257	4
Commercial art	NC997-1003	2
Painting :
Early Christian and Byzantine	ND135-142	3
Medieval	ND140-150	4
Nineteenth century	ND190-192	4
Twentieth century	ND195-196	4
United States, Canada	ND201-249	4
Great Britain	ND461-497	4
France	ND541-553	4
Germany	ND561-588	4
Italy	ND611-623	4
Netherlands	ND631-673	3
Spain, Portugal	ND801-833	3
Watercolor painting	ND1700-2495	2
Mural painting	ND2550-2888	4
Illumination of books and mss. See Special Considerations)	ND2890-3416	4
Graphic arts :
Printing and engraving	NE1-978	4
Wood engraving	NE1000-1352	2
Decorative arts :
History	ND600-1133	2
Interior decoration (See Special Considerations)	ND1700-3505	3
Ceramics	ND3700-4695	3
Photography: History and Technique	TR	3
Numismatics (See Special Considerations)	CJ	3

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

The Medieval Institute has a collection of reproductions of drawings from the Ambrosiana Library in Milan; therefore we collect everything relating to this material of the Italian Renaissance.

The Institute also has a special interest in Italian miniatures.

In addition to the interest of the School of Architecture in interior decoration, American Studies has a special interest in this aspect of material culture, particularly as it pertains to furniture.

The University Libraries are the beneficiary of an endowment for the purchase of numismatic books, as well as gifts of coins from the donor.

 

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