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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, A Monograph
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A brief description of the teaching strategies buttressing the digital monograph
     
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A compendium of texts and links relating to the study of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
     
 

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Download a Selection of Seminal Texts

  Filippo Baldinucci Excerpts from The Life of Cavaliere Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini
     
  Paul Freart, Sieur de Chantelou Excerpts from The Diary of Lavaliere Bernini's Visit to France
     
  Ovid, Daphne and Apollo Excerpt from The Metamorphoses
     
  Saint Teresa o f Avila Excerpt from The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila
     


Columbia University Libraries

Columbia University Library Online Catalogue: CLIO
     


Other useful online resources

Bartelby.com offers searching within a repository of research texts including the Columbia Encyclopedia, Bulfinch's Mythology and the King James Bible
     
  The Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Programs: The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
The AAT is a structured vocabulary of around 125,000 terms, scope notes, and other information for describing fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture.
     
  The Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Programs: The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
The ULAN is a structured vocabulary containing around 220,000 names and biographical information about artists and architects, including a wealth of variant names, pseudonyms, and language variants.
     
  The Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Programs: The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
The TGN is a structured vocabulary of around 1,000,000 geographic names, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates, and place types, and focusing on places important for the study of art and architecture.
     



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