In the SAAM catalog, look for a bibliography associated with an image to find secondary sources for your museum paper. Search Primo for the item.
Example of a book citation:
Example of an article citation:
Start with Primo to find books and articles about the artwork you have chosen. Search:
The midterm paper is a research paper written about a piece of Buddhist artwork, or a pair of comparative artworks, from a major American museum collection, such as the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Further details are about the paper are available on the Canvas page for the course.
It is recommended that if possible you visit the Seattle Asian Art Museum to prepare your paper. On this page you will find a list of online museum collections you can visit virtually and selected books and databases for secondary sources to support your paper. Visit the Writing & Citing page on this guide for tips on how to write about art.
A concept map is:
Use a concept map to:
The process is simple: start with the subject of your research question in the center, then in the space around the central concept, write words or phrases for any relevant subtopics or ideas. Then, for each of your focus subtopics, add related keywords or terms to your map. 
Tertiary sources are excellent starting points! They consist of information synthesized from primary and secondary sources. Examples include:
These resources give you succinct overviews of your topic, explain scholarly arguments, point out interesting questions, and refer you to especially key sources.
Covers biographies, criticism, country surveys, artistic styles and movements, art forms, subject matter and iconography, and techniques. Note: Limit of 3 simultaneous users.
All the principal symbols, objects, and figures of Buddhist worship are gathered here in a rich, informative, and easy-to-use book that will serve equally well as an art-lover's reference tool and as an introduction to the principles of the religion.
Compiled by a distinguished scholar of Buddhist Art; a dictionary of thousands of Buddhist and Hindu iconic representations.
This encyclopedia describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects.
Covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism, and includes all Buddhist schools and cultures. Appendices include a chronology and a guide to canonical scriptures as well as a pronunciation guide for names and terms.
The most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English.
In secondary sources, authors analyze and interpret primary source materials.
Secondary sources can be scholarly or popular. Scholarly sources (sometimes called "academic" or "peer-reviewed" sources) are written by and for experts and typically include bibliographies and citations. Popular sources are written for a general, non-expert audience and can be authored by anyone.
An indispensable introduction to the evolution of Buddhist imagery from its origins in India through its spread to China, Japan, and South Asia.
A comprehensive study of the relationship between Buddhist pilgrimage and Asian visual culture.
The author describes all the Buddhist schools and cultures, and explains their imagery, from Tibetan cosmic diagrams and Korean folk art to early Sri Lankan sites and Japanese Zen gardens.
Connects the history of different forms of Buddhist art which flourished in South-East Asia, especially Thailand, from the early years of Christian era up to the end of the sixteenth century.
Comparing Korean and Japanese Buddhist art, this volume explores the cultural, ideological and artistic exchange between the two countries during the 6th-9th centuries, when Buddhism took hold throughout northeast Asia.
This book presents new research on topics which center around the question of how Chinese Buddhist art evolved and what characterizes it as distinctly Chinese.
Search these databases to find articles.
