Prehistoric - before 3,000 B.C.E.
Ancient - 3,000 B.C.E. to 400 C.E.
Medieval - 400 to 1400
Renaissance - 1400 to 1600
Early Modern - 1600 to 1800
Modern - after 1800
Art : Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
The Art Atlas
Art in Time: A World History of Styles and Movements by 
Dialogues in Art History, from Mesopotamian to Modern: Readings for a New Century
Mirror of the World: A New History of Art
A People's Art History of the United States : 250 Years of Activist Art and Artists Working in Social Justice Movements by INTERDISCIPLINARY DATABASE
Articles -- millions of them -- from scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines and newspapers.
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Most of the Library's art books will have call numbers beginning with N though some useful books will have call numbers beginning with T.
N Visual arts (general)
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing, design, illustration
ND Painting
NE Print media (includes printmaking & engraving, etc.)
NK Decorative arts (includes ceramics)
NX Arts in general
TP TP 785-869 Clay industries, ceramics, glass
TR Photography
TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts (includes metal working and fiber arts)
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art
The Language of Art from A to Z: Writ in Plain English