Hi all, I'd second jeff's vote for the new Mirror of the World. And also for a general survey, Stokstad's is pretty good, and one we are using now. anne Anne Haas Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine -----Original Message----- From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST on behalf of Jeff Weidman Sent: Fri 1/25/2008 3:19 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARLIS-L] 5 books Dear Terri and ARLIs list, I'd avoid Gardner and the so-called 7th edition of Janson. If you want my reasons against the "Janson," see my review essay, "Many Are Culled But Few Are Chosen: Janson's History of Art, Its Reception, Emulators, Legacy, and Current Demise," Journal of Scholarly Publishing, Volume 38, Number 2, January 2007, pp. 85-107. Because of the audience, I'd recommend 1)Gombrich's Story of Art. Also, 2) Julian Bell's Mirror of the World: A New History of Art (Thames & Hudson, 2007) is a superb World history of art, and has received excellent reviews, most recently in TLS, I believe. Then, 3) Benedetti, Joan M. (Editor), et al. Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship (Scarecrow and ARLIS/NA, 2007). Then, 4) Marmor, Max, Alex Ross, et al. Guide to the Literature of Art History 2 (Chicago: American Library Association, 2005). As for the fifth title, I'm suggesting a just-published survey that I have not read or used extensively yet, but which I know has been eagerly anticipated and which is already being used as a textbook. I am offering it as a fifth possibility, as MSU is an American university: Miller, Angela L., Janet C. Berlo, Bryan J. Wolf, and Jennifer L. Roberts, with Contributions by Margaretta M. Lovell and David Lubin. American Encounters: Art, History, and Cultural Identity (Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Hope you find these suggestions useful, Jeffrey Jeffrey Weidman, Ph.D. Senior Librarian, Public Services & Collection Development Spencer Art Reference Library The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak Street Kansas City, KS 64111 Tel: 816-751-1215 FAX: 816-751-0498 Email: [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]