Paris+Enlightenment

Resources for Enlightenment Paris (18th Century)


 * Printable list of books **

__General__

 * Selected Reference books** (Available in reference section (first floor) of Besse Library)toc


 * Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (4 Volumes) (also available online) || B 802 .E53 2003 ||
 * Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (1 Volume) || B 802 .W48 2004 ||
 * Dictionary of the History of Ideas || C B5 .D52 1973 ||
 * Events that Changed the World in the Eighteenth Century || D 286 .E99 1998 ||
 * The Cambridge Illustrated History of France || DC 33 .J66 1994 ||
 * France : a Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present || DC 35 R64 2004 ||
 * The Greenwood encyclopedia of Daily Life || GT 31 .G74 2004 ||
 * Arts and Humanities through the Eras || NX 440 .A787 2005 ||

//Click on the "Connect to" links to view these books on the internet//
 * Online books **
 * Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (Reference) ||
 * Science in the Enlightenment: an encyclopedia (Reference) ||
 * The Enlightenment in France ||
 * Religion and the Enlightenment ||
 * The republic of letters: a cultural history of the French enlightenment ||

**Search for more books:** Search the Library Catalog. Also try searching in OhioLINK for books at other colleges and universities. Suggested Subject Headings
 * Paris (France) -- History || France -- History ||
 * Paris (France) -- Social Life And Customs -- 18th Century || France -- Intellectual Life -- 18th Century ||
 * Enlightenment || Philosophy, French -- 18th Century ||
 * Enlightenment -- France || Women --- France -- Conduct of Life -- History -- 18th Century ||
 * France -- Civilization -- 17th Century ||  ||


 * Primary Sources **
 * The Enlightenment: A Brief History With Documents (book on Reserve in the library)
 * Lives and Voices: Sources in European Women's History (two copies of this book in the library for checkout)
 * Neoclassicism and Romanticism, 1750-1850; sources and documents (Vol. 1 covers the Enlightenment)
 * Internet Modern History Sourcebook (scholarly web resource hosted at Fordham University)
 * Historical Text Archive: France (Internet resource)
 * The Online Library of Liberty - School of Thought: The French Enlightenment (Internet resource)

**Databases** (What is a **Database**?) To find articles, try searching for your topic in:
 * Humanities International Complete
 * Academic Search Complete

**Citing Sources** Use these tools to help you format your list of Works Cited:
 * MLA Formatting and Style Guide
 * Noodle Tools - click //Noodle Bib Express// to use the free citation generator

__**Art**__
**Suggested Subject Headings**
 * Art, French

**Selected books available at Ursuline College Library:** Oxford Art Online- A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Art Full Text - Index and abstracts for articles in art.
 * Atlas of World Art || REF/ G 1046 .E1 O9 2004 ||
 * Furnishing the eighteenth century || GT 450 .F87 2007 ||
 * Dictionary of Art || REF/ N 31 .D5 1996 ||
 * French Art || N 6841 .C4813 1994 ||
 * French Interiors & Furniture. The Period of Louis XV || N 6846 .G443 1993 ||
 * Painting and Sculpture in France, 1700-1789 || SHORT TERM/ N 6846 .L46 1993 ||
 * Paris: City of Art || REF/N 6850 .P44513 2003 ||
 * French Furniture Makers || NK 2548 .P6713 1989 ||
 * Databases** (What is a **Database**?)

Artcyclopedia - A comprehensive index of artists represented at hundreds of museum sites, image archives, and other online resources. Timeline of Art History - Chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
 * Internet Resources**

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__**Fashion and Dress**__

 * Suggested Subject Headings**
 * Costume -- France -- History -- 18th century

the "Galerie des modes," 1778-1787 || GT 860 .E34 ||
 * Selected books available at Ursuline College Library:**
 * Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion || REF/ GT 507 .E53 2005 ||
 * The Greenwood encyclopedia of clothing through world history || REF/ GT 507 .G74 2008 ||
 * Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources || REF/ GT 580 .F37 2009 ||
 * The Art of Dress : Fashion in England and France, 1750 to 1820 || SHORT TERM/ GT 736 .R53 1995 ||
 * The Culture of Clothing : Dress and Fashion in the "Ancien Régime” || GT 857 .R6313 1994 ||
 * Dress in France in the Eighteenth Century || GT 860 .D4713 1997 ||
 * Eighteenth-century French fashion plates in full color: 64 engravings from

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__**Food**__
**Suggested Subject Headings**
 * Cookery, French -- History
 * Selected books available at Ursuline College Library:**
 * Encyclopedia of Food and Culture || REF/GT 2850 .E53 2003 ||
 * A revolution in taste: the rise of French cuisine, 1650-1800 || TX 719 .P56 2009 ||
 * Savoring the Past : the French Kitchen and Table from 1300 to 1789 || SHORT TERM/ TX719 .W47 ||

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__**Literature**__
**Suggested Subject Headings** Try searching for your topic in:
 * French literature -- 18th century
 * Databases** (What is a **Database**?)
 * ARTFL (French Literature)
 * Literary Reference Center
 * Selected books available at Ursuline College Library:**
 * The New Oxford companion to Literature in French || REF/PQ 41 .N49 1995 ||
 * Two centuries of French literature || PQ 241 .P4613 ||
 * Through the reading glass: women, books, and sex in the French Enlightenment || PQ 265 .D523 2005 ||

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__**Music**__
**Suggested Subject Headings**
 * Music -- France -- 18th Century
 * Selected books available at Ursuline College Library:**
 * The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians || REF/ ML 100 .N48 2000 ||
 * Music and the French enlightenment : reconstruction of a dialogue, 1750-1764 || ML 270.3 .V47 1993 ||
 * French Music from the Enlightenment to Romanticism : 1789-1830 || ML 270.4 .M6513 1996 ||
 * French baroque music from Beaujoyeulx to Rameau || Online book (click to connect) ||

**Databases** (What is a **Database**?) Try searching for your topic in:
 * RILM Abstracts of Music Literature - Index and abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, conferences, and other literature on music.


 * Internet Resources **
 * Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music - Offered as part of the eNotes site, the Encyclopedia is a good resource for both students and others who wish to brush up on any number of composers, musical terms, performers, and so on.

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__**Science**__
**Selected books available at Ursuline College Library:** Try searching for your topic in: History of Science, Technology, & Medicine - Index to international bibliography of history of science, technology, and medicine.
 * Science in the Enlightenment : an Encyclopedia || REF/ Q 121 .B87 2003 ||
 * The History of Science and Technology || REF/ Q 125 .B945 2004 ||
 * Reader’s Guide to the History of Science || REF/ Q 125 R43 2000 ||
 * Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the 18th century || REF / Q 125 .S5178 2003 ||
 * The Greatest Benefit to Mankind : a Medical History of Humanity || R 131 .P59 1998 ||
 * Wonders and the order of nature, 1150-1750 || Online book (click to connect) ||
 * Databases** (What is a **Database**?)

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