The Library's Sections and Subjects
A Advertisement |
Advertising Theory |
Aesthetics |
Architecture (by country, domestic, religious) |
Arms and Armour |
Art by Region |
→Africa |
→Australia / Oceania |
→Britain |
→Central & South America |
→China |
→France |
→Germany |
→India |
→Ireland |
→Japan |
→Mexico |
→Middle East |
→Native American |
→Spain |
→Russia |
→USA |
Art Criticism & Appreciation |
Art, General |
Art by Period |
Medieval |
Primitive and Ancient |
Renaissance |
Art, Philosophy & Theory |
Art, Psychological Aspects |
Art, study & Theory |
Art by subject B |
Bookbinding |
Book Illustration C |
Calligraphy |
Cars |
Caricatures |
Carpets & Rugs |
Cartoons |
Ceramics (by country, by techniques) |
Clockmaking |
Coins |
Colour (in painting, scientific aspects) |
Costume (stage) |
Culture D |
Dance |
Design History |
Drama |
Drawing |
Drawings & Watercolours E |
Education |
Embroidery |
Enamelling |
Ephemera |
Ergonomics F |
Fashion |
→Accessories |
→Fashion Illustration |
→Children's |
→Men's |
→History |
Fiction |
Film |
→Directors |
→General |
→History |
→Theory |
Folklore |
Furniture G |
Galleries & Museums |
Gardens |
Gender |
Gender & Sexuality |
Geography (Irish) |
Geography & Travel |
Glass |
Graphic Design H |
Handicrafts |
Heraldry |
History |
→Ireland/Dublin I |
Iconography |
Illuminated Manuscripts |
Illustration |
Industrial Design |
→By Country |
Interior Design J |
Jewellery L |
Lace |
Landscape Design |
Languages |
Literature |
→Philosophy / Criticism M |
Marketing |
Media |
Metalwork |
Mosaics |
Museology |
Museums |
Music |
Mythology N |
Nature |
Needlework P |
Packaging |
Painting |
→by country |
→history by period |
→Painting techniques |
→Public Painting |
Papercraft |
Pattern cutting |
Perspective |
Precious Stones |
Performative Art |
Philosophy |
Photography |
→Animated |
→history |
→Subject |
→Technique |
→Theory |
Photography by country |
Photography by type |
→Advertising |
→Documentary |
→Fashion |
Plastics |
Politics |
Posters |
Print by Region |
→Africa |
→America |
→Asia |
→Europe |
→Middle East |
Printing (industrial) |
Psychology R |
Religion S |
Science |
Sculpture |
→by country |
→by period |
⇒→Primitive |
⇒→Classical |
⇒→Medieval |
⇒→Renaissance |
⇒→Sculpture Techniques |
Signs & Symbols |
Social Sciences |
Stage Costume |
Stained Glass T |
Tapestry |
Technology |
Textiles |
→History |
→Printed |
→Technical |
Theatre |
Tiles |
Town Planning |
Toys |
Trademarks |
Trains |
Transport |
Travel |
Typography W |
Watches & Clocks |
Watercolours & Drawing |
→by region |
→North American |
→Europe |
→Japan |
→South Africa |
Weaving |
Women Artists |
Women's Studies |
Woodwork |
The Edward Murphy Library is home to more than 100,000 items!
It is an unrivalled collection of books, periodicals, visual materials, theses and pamphlets. The collection covers a wide variety of topics in the Art, Design and Art Education.
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Books, Journals & DVDs are available for students to borrow. Browse our online catalogue here to see our full collection or use the search bar below!
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