Subject
Research Guides
Theatre:
Set Design
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of theatre set design topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Historic America | REF E159 .H53 1983 |
| Costume of the Western world : Pictorial Guide and Glossary | REF GT507 .Y36 |
| Historical Encyclopedia of Costume | REF GT510 .R3313 1988 |
| Costume History and Style | REF GT511 .R87 1983 |
| Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre (3 volumes) | REF ML102 .M88 G3 2001 |
| Broadway Musicals Show by Show | REF ML1711 .G735 1996 |
| The ABC of Stage Lighting | REF PN2091 .E4 R39 1992 |
| Theatre Backstage from A to Z | REF PN2091 .M3 L68 1999 |
| Designing and Drawing for the Theatre | REF PN2091 .S8 P36 1995 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the GT500-2370 (Costume), ML1711 (Musicals), NK1710-2400 (Interior Design), and PN2080-2277 (Theatre) call number ranges.
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- General Reference Center Gold/InfoTrac: general interest articles and reference information
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Arts/Performing Arts.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Costume Institute
http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/department.asp?dep=8
images and descriptions of costume-related items in the Met's collection - The Costumer’s Manifesto
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/thrcostlinks.htm
theatre costume and theatre history links - NY Public Library http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/internet/lpa.cfm?Trg=1&d1=129&d3=Theatre
resources on various topics in the theatre, including design and stagecraft - DMOZ Theatre Stagecraft
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Theatre/Stagecraft/
Open Directory links to theatre and stagecraft links on the web - Google Image Search
http://www.google.com/imghp
enter name of a specific play to search for images of set design and costumes