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In addition to the more obvious uses of this tool for cataloging, acquisitions, and bibliography, it is also the source of related information, e.g., birth and death dates of authors and illustrators.... The Guide to Art and Architecture remains a useful, necessary reference tool. American Reference Books AnnualThe annual Guide provides the most comprehensive list of nonjournal publicationson art and architecture from all historical periods and all parts of the world. Entries are derived from the Library of Congress and the New York Public Librarys Art and Architecture Division, one of the worlds largest research collections of fine and applied arts.The scope of the sources found in the Guide includes painting, drawing, sculpture, print media, decorative and applied arts, architecture, and the philosophy, criticism, practice, and history of design in architecture and art from prehistory through the present. Ranging from abstract expression to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guide highlights current publications in the field, including the catalogs of recent art exhibitions around the world.1997 approx. 945 pp. 2 vols.