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Dictionary of Art Historian Sources : Biographical Dictionaries

For researchers creating entries for the Dictionary of Art Historians at Duke University. All proprietary material is liked to the Duke University catalog.

Country

Australia

Australian Dictionary of Biography  https://adb.anu.edu.au/

 

France

Index Biographique Francais (hardcopy, Perkins Ref) CT 103.I53 1998

 

Germany

Neue Deutsche Biographie (hardcopy, Perkins Ref) CT 1053.N4 1953

Deutscher biographischer Index = German biographical index.  PERKINS refCT1054 .D48 1998

Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie : (DBE)  (Perkins Ref)  CT759 .D48 1995
 

Italy

Dizionario biografico degli Italiani  (hardcopy, 96 vols) CT1123 .D5 1960 [only up to T's]

Indice biografico italiano  (hardcopy, Perkins Ref) CT 1123.I53 2001 - Index of where Italian biographies can be located in sources.  A two-step index.

UK/Britain

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

United States

American National Biography  (hard copy, 25 vols. Perkins Ref CT213 .A68, 1999)

Global

Prabook.com - these may come up on google searches