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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (AveryIndex)

Architecture, archaeology, design, historic preservation, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design and urban planning history

Why select this database?

  • A comprehensive index of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, landscape architecture, city planning, interior design and historic preservation
  • Offers access to more than 2,500 international journals, most of which are not indexed elsewhere, and more than 675,000 citations dating to the mid-18th century
  • Indexes the international scholarly and popular periodical literature as well as the publications of professional associations, US state and regional periodicals, and the major serial publications on architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia

Database details
Subjects
Architecture Interior design
Archaeology Landscape architecture
Design Urban design
Historic preservation Urban planning history
Sources 2,800+

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Number of records 675,000+
Dates covered 1741 to present
Updated Weekly
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Keyword kw: treasuries delphi
Abstract ab: aspen design conference
Accession number no: NYCAE457556-V
Author au: rispo
rispo claudia
Author phrase au= connors dennis j
[last name first]
Conference name cn: ruralia
Conference name phrase cn= conference ruralia
Corporate author phrase co= dunwoody & dobson
Descriptor de: historic
Descriptor phrase de= historic preservation
First page pg: 513
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Illustration il: plan
Issue is: 3
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Language phrase ln= french
Notes nt: restored wilderness
Personal name pn: partida
partida elena
Personal name phrase pn= partida elena c
Publication date pd: 2003
Source so: southern
Source phrase so= southern accents
Standard number sn: 0002-9114
Subject su: hunting
Subject all sa: university of missouri
Subject phrase su= hunting lodges
Title ti: hospitals art
Title phrase ti= hospitals art patrons once again
Volume vo: 107
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Year yr: 2003
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