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Foundation Diploma in Art and Design: Books & e-Books

Useful Shelfmarks

Books about the same subject are assigned the same shelfmark number. You'll find the number on the spine of each book. Here is a selection of shelfmarks for Art and Design:

Animation: drawing 741.58

Art history 709

Art theory 701

Ceramics  738

Costume and fashion 391

Fashion illustration 741.672

Glass  748

Graphic design  741.6

Illustration  741.9

Photography  770

Jewellery  739.27

Metalwork  739.1

Painting: fine art 750

Painting 1800-1900 759.05

Painting 1900-759.06

Photography  770

Sculpture 730

Textile arts  746

Video Art  778.59

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Ebook collections

Library Search is generally the best starting point for finding ebooks in any discipline. However you may find these collections useful to explore. 

Other places to find books

Pamphlets and Oversize Books

Pamphlets

  • Items too small to fit on the standard shelves
  • On the second floor at the end of the main book sequence
  • 'PAM' in front of the shelfmark on the library catalogue

Oversize Books

  • Items too large for the standard shelves
  • On the second floor after the pamphlets
  • 'L' in front of the shelfmark on the library catalogue

New Books

Body, Space, and Place in Collective and Collaborative Drawing

The location of the body in art in relation to place and space.

Women Can't Paint

Proves how the price of being a woman impacts upon all forms of artistic currency.

The Art of Painting on Glass

How to use glass painting to create unique results on doors, windows, bottles, jars and other glass objects.

Eco-visionaries

Examines how contemporary practices of art and architecture are responding to current global ecological changes.