Course Guide For History of Art & Architecture

Searching Tips (sample search in JSTOR):

• Use keywords and synonyms e.g. Hagia Sophia OR Hagia Sofia OR Santa Sophia OR Santa Sofia OR Aya Sofia
• Use quotation marks to find exact phrases e.g. "Hagia Sophia" 
• Search the abstract field whenever you can, to retrieve more relevant results
• Add additional terms or location to refine your results
  • "Hagia Sophia" AND "Byzantine Architecture"
    

Example of search results (using JSTOR): 

• hagia sophia (with no quotes)= 5,445 results
• "hagia sophia" OR "hagia sofia" (with quotes) = 5,191 results
• hagia sophia AND byzantine architecture (with no quotes) = 2,236 results
• "hagia sophia" AND "byzantine architecture" (with quotes) = 985 results

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