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ARH315: At Home in Pompeii: Finding Books & Catalogs

Spring 2015, B. Kellum

Subject Terms

Useful subject headings for library catalog and Worldcat searches are:

[building name] (Pompeii), e.g.:
Casa dei Vettii (Pompeii)
House of Menander (Pompeii)
Pompeii (Extinct City) --
Buildings, structures, etc.
Architecture, Domestic -- Italy --
Pompeii (Extinct City)
Interior Architecture -- Italy --
Pompeii (Extinct City)
Interior Decoration -- Italy --
Pompeii (Extinct City)
Mural painting and decoration,
Greco-Roman -- Italy -- Pompeii

Smith & The Five Colleges

Browse through the open reserve list for ARH315 by clicking on the "Reserves" tab
Follow the hot-linked subject headings of interesting titles to find more books and catlaogs on the topic
Search for publications cited in bibliographies and notes to see if they're available in the Five Colleges

Five College Library Catalog
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Beyond the Five Colleges

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Not at Smith? Getting Books & Media

Five College Delivery/Request Item
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More Sources for Finding Books & Catalogs

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