ARTH 26711: Florentine Topographies: Art, Architecture and Urban Life in the Renaissance City

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Library of Congress subject headings are a helpful way to browse an alphabetical list of subjects that are further subdivided geographically, by time period, etc. Parentheses and capitaization aren't necessary.

Using the Library Catalog:

To find books on your subject, use the BROWSE index and select "SUBJECT" from the drop-down menu.

Some sample searches:

City as a subject:

Florence (Italy)--buildings, structures, etc.
Florence (Italy)--history
Florence (Italy)--politics and government
Florence (Italy)--social life and customs

Building as a subject:

Santa Maria Fiore (Cathedral: Florence, Italy)

Topical Subjects

Some topics, events and groups of people, or individuals, may have their own subject headings.

city planning--Italy--Florence
marriage customs and rites--Italy--Florence
artists and patrons--Italy--Florence

Individuals

(last name first name)

Vasari, Georgio

Maps

Europe--History--Maps
Florence--Guidebooks

Using the Library Catalog:

The Library Catalog has an Advanced Search feature.  Select the  "advanced search" and change the filed to "subject." These terms do not need to be in a set order. Results will be by default organized by relevence; you can swtich the list to newest first or oldest first.

For example:

• florence city planning
• brunelleschi criticism (add publication date facet limit; language facet limit)