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Resources for Latin American art in the Gulbenkian Art Library

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Ana Barata
Ana Barata*
Affiliation:
Biblioteca de Arte, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Avenida de Berna 45A, 1067-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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Email: abarata@gulbenkian.pt
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Abstract

From its creation in 1968 the Gulbenkian Art Library has possessed a number of special collections, and these have been enriched through major bequests or through acquisition. Currently there are about 180 collections with relevance for the study of Portuguese art and culture: they include private libraries, the private archives of Portuguese artists and architects, and photographic archives. Material in the special collections is available through the library’s catalogue and some have already been digitised and are available on the internet, depending on their copyright terms and conditions. Among these special collections two have special relevance to the study of the history of Brazilian art and architecture: the collection of Portuguese tiles and the Robert Smith Collection.

Type
Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 37 , Special Issue 4: Special issue: resources for Latin American art , 2012 , pp. 21 - 23
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2012

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