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Collection Policy Outline

General Purpose:

To serve undergraduate and graduate teaching and research in Art History to the Ph.D. level, and the Bachelor of Fine Arts programme.

Languages:

English is preferred, but other western languages, principally Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish,are collected.

Geographical Areas:

Emphasis is on Europe, Canada and the United States.

Chronological Limits:

None

Type of Material Collected:

• Books: monographs; bibliographies; conference proceedings; catalogues, reference
• Serial Publications: series; periodicals
• Exhibition Catalogues
• Art Auction Catalogues
• Multimedia (DVDs, VHS tapes)
• Indexing, Abstracting & Full Text Services
• Other Resources: Original prints, photographs, slides, and multimedia are also collected in the Department.
  Note: any of the above may be in print, microform, or electronic format.

Fields of Research:

European art and architecture of the Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque periods

European and North American art and architecture of the Modern and Contemporary periods

Subjects and Collecting Levels:

(Explanation of Collection Policy Levels)

Areas to be collected at Level A:

• Art and architecture of Kingston and surrounding area - especially the counties of Frontenac, Lennox, and Addington.

Areas to be collected at Level B:

• Art theory and criticism
• Baroque and Rococo art and architecture in Italy, France, Spain, Germanic countries, and Eastern Europe (including Russia)
• British art and architecture
• Colonial art and architecture in Latin America
• Drawings and prints, 1400 to the present
• European art and architecture, 300-1500
• French art and architecture, 1700 to present
• German art and architecture, 1800-present
• Islamic art and architecture
• Italian art and architecture, 1500 to 1800
• Northern European art, 1400 to 1700
• Southern European art, 1400 to 1700
• Canadian art, architecture and decorative arts
• American art and architecture
• Modern art and architecture, 1890-1970
• Contemporary art and architecture, 1970 to present
• Crafts, design and decorative arts
• History of photography
• Technical art history

Areas to be collected at Level E:

• History of art: general for all periods and regions - painting, sculpture and architecture

Policy last revised: January 2012