Ovid Technologies Field Guide

Bibliography of the History of Art, from J. Paul Getty Trust and CNRS-INIST, is the premier international scholarly reference in art history. Including contemporary literature from 1990 to present, this database covers visual arts in all media including traditional fine arts (painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architecture); decorative and applied arts; material culture; photography and contemporary new media; visual arts aspects of performing arts. BHA includes European art from late Antiquity to the present; American art from the European arrival to the present; Christian and/or European colonial art in Asia Minor, Africa, India, the Far East, and Australia. BHA has exceptional coverage of numerous document types including books, periodical articles, and catalogues.

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Segments and Years of Coverage
	BHAA (1990 to Present)
	The limit of databases that you can select for a multifile search session is based upon database segments rather than actual databases. The Ovid multifile segment limit is set at 120 to avoid impacting your search sessions. This database includes 1 segment.
Online Update Frequency
	Quarterly
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The following list is sorted alphabetically by field alias. Click a field name to see the description and search information.
All Fields in this Database
	Abstract (AB)	Historical Events (EV)	Reviews (RS)
	Accession Number (AN)	Historical Events (French) (EF)	Reviews - Author (RC)
	Additional Exhibitions (AX)	Iconography (IC)	Reviews - Dissertation Data (RI)
	Agents (AG)	Iconography (French) (IF)	Reviews - Exhibition (RJ)
	Agents (French) (AH)	Illustrations (IL)	Reviews - Exhibition Year (RA)
	Attributes (AT)	ISBN (IB)	Reviews - Journal Issue (RH)
	Attributes (French) (AW)	ISSN (IS)	Reviews - Journal Name (RG)
	Author (AU)	Issue/Part (IP)	Reviews - Language Summary (RQ)
	Corporate Author (CA)	Journal Issue (JI)	Reviews - Pages & Illustrations (RZ)
	Country of Publication (CP)	Journal Name (JN)	Reviews - Publication Type (RB)
	Date of Publication (DP)	Journal Word (JX)	Reviews - Publication Year (RF)
	Descriptors (DE)	Keywords (KW)	Reviews - Publisher Information (RP)
	Descriptors (French) (DF)	Language (LG)	Reviews - Title (RD)
	Dissertation Date (DY)	Language (French) (LF)	Series (SE)
	Dissertation Degree (DG)	Materials (MA)	Source (SO)
	Dissertation-Granting Institution (DI)	Materials (French) (MB)	Styles (ST)
	Dissertation Number (DN)	Media/Object (MO)	Styles (French) (SU)
	Dissertation Supervisor (DS)	Media/Object (French) (MG)	Subject Headings (SH)
	Document Type (DT)	Notes (NT)	Subject Headings (French) (SF)
	Document Type (French) (DW)	Page (PG)	Summary Language (SL)
	Edition Statement (EN)	Pagination (PA)	Summary Language (French) (SM)
	Editor (ED)	Print Citation (PC)	Techniques (TP)
	Exhibitions (EX)	Publication Medium (MM)	Techniques (French) (TQ)
	Exhibition Year (EY)	Publication Title (CT)	Title (TI)
	First Exhibition (FX)	Publication Type (PT)	Translated Title (TT)
	Groups (GP)	Publication Type (French) (PF)	Update Code (UP)
	Groups (French) (GF)	Publication Year (PY)	Volume (VO)
	Heading Words (HW)	Publisher Information (PB)	Year of Publication (YR)
	Historical Period (HP)	Questel Access Number (QU)
	Historical Century (HC)	Reviewer (RV)
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Default Fields for Unqualified Searches: Searching for a term without specifying a field searches the following fields.
	Abstract (AB)	Title (TI)
	Heading Word (HW)	Translated Title (TT)
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Default Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: The following fields are included by default for each record.
	Abstract (AB)	Groups (French) (GF)	Publication Medium (MM)
	Accession Number (AN)	Historical Century (HC)	Publication Title (CT)
	Additional Exhibitions (AX)	Historical Events (French) (EF)	Publication Type (PT)
	Agents (AG)	Historical Events (EV)	Publication Type (French) (PF)
	Agents (French) (AH)	Historical Events (EV)	Questel Access Number (QU)
	Attributes (AT)	Historical Events (EV)	Reviewer (RV)
	Attributes (French) (AW)	Historical Period (HP)	Reviews (RS)
	Author (AU)	Iconography (IC)	Source (SO)
	Print Citation (PC)	Iconography (French) (IF)	Styles (ST)
	Corporate Author (CA)	ISBN (IB)	Styles (French) (SU)
	Country of Publication (CP)	ISSN (IS)	Subject Headings (SH)
	Descriptors (DE)	Journal Issue (JI)	Subject Headings (French) (SF)
	Descriptors (French) (DF)	Keywords (KW)	Summary Language (SL)
	Dissertation-Granting Institution (DI)	Language (LG)	Summary Language (French) (SM)
	Dissertation Supervisor (DS)	Language (French) (LF)	Techniques (TP)
	Document Type (DT)	Materials (MA)	Techniques (French) (TQ)
	Document Type (French) (DW)	Materials (French) (MB)	Title (TI)
	Editor (ED)	Media/Object (MO)	Translated Title (TT)
	Exhibitions (EX)	Media/Object (French) (MG)	Update Code (UP)
	Groups (GP)	Notes (NT)	Year of Publication (YR)
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All Fields for Display, Print, Email, and Save: Use the Select Fields button in the Results Manager at the bottom of the Main Search Page to choose the fields for a record.
	Abstract (AB)	Groups (French) (GF)	Publication Medium (MM)
	Accession Number (AN)	Historical Century (HC)	Publication Title (CT)
	Additional Exhibitions (AX)	Historical Events (French) (EF)	Publication Type (PT)
	Agents (AG)	Historical Events (EV)	Publication Type (French) (PF)
	Agents (French) (AH)	Historical Events (EV)	Questel Access Number (QU)
	Attributes (AT)	Historical Events (EV)	Reviewer (RV)
	Attributes (French) (AW)	Historical Period (HP)	Reviews (RS)
	Author (AU)	Iconography (IC)	Source (SO)
	Print Citation (PC)	Iconography (French) (IF)	Styles (ST)
	Corporate Author (CA)	ISBN (IB)	Styles (French) (SU)
	Country of Publication (CP)	ISSN (IS)	Subject Headings (SH)
	Descriptors (DE)	Journal Issue (JI)	Subject Headings (French) (SF)
	Descriptors (French) (DF)	Keywords (KW)	Summary Language (SL)
	Dissertation-Granting Institution (DI)	Language (LG)	Summary Language (French) (SM)
	Dissertation Supervisor (DS)	Language (French) (LF)	Techniques (TP)
	Document Type (DT)	Materials (MA)	Techniques (French) (TQ)
	Document Type (French) (DW)	Materials (French) (MB)	Title (TI)
	Editor (ED)	Media/Object (MO)	Translated Title (TT)
	Exhibitions (EX)	Media/Object (French) (MG)	Update Code (UP)
	Groups (GP)	Notes (NT)	Year of Publication (YR)
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Elements of Source (SO) Field: Ovid searches the following fields as part of the record source.
	Date of Publication (DP)	Illustrations (IL)	Publication Year (PY)
	Dissertation Date (DY)	Issue/Part (IP)	Publisher Information (PB)
	Dissertation Degree (DG)	Journal Name (JN)	Series (SE)
	Dissertation Number (DN)	Page (PG)	Volume (VO)
	Edition Statement (EN)	Pagination (PA)
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The following list is sorted alphabetically by the two-letter label, and includes the relevant alias, at least one example for all searchable fields, and a description of the field.

Label

Name / Example

Abstract [Word Indexed]
Avant.ab.

The Abstract (AB) field, when available, contains a brief summary of the contents of the original document. The length of the description varies greatly, and it can be in either English or French.

Operator	Syntax	Search Example	Sample Results
OR	x or y	avant garde or dada	"From Dada to Neo-Dada and back again."
	The OR operator retrieves records that contain any or all of the search terms. For example, the search heart attack or myocardial infarction retrieves results that contain the terms heart attack, myocardial infarction or both terms; results are all inclusive. You can use the OR operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
AND	x and y	avant garde and dada	"Dada and the constitution of culture: (re-)conceptualising the avant-garde."
	The AND operator retrieves only those records that include all of the search terms. For example, the search blood pressure and stroke retrieves results that contain the term blood pressure and the term stroke together in the same record; results are exclusive of records that do not contain both of these terms. You can use the AND operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
NOT	x not y	dali not surrealism	"Language as an underlying idea in Salvador Dali's works."
	The NOT operator retrieves records that contain the first search term and excludes the second search term. For example, the search health reform not health maintenance organizations retrieves only those records that contain the term health reform but excludes the term health maintenance organizations. In this way, you can use the NOT operator to restrict results to a specific topic. You can use the NOT operator in both unqualified searches and searches applied to a specific field.
Adjacency (ADJ)	x y	danses macabres	"Un miroir deformant: hommes et femmes des Danses macabres de Guyot Marchant. "
	The Adjacent operator (ADJ) retrieves records with search terms next to each other.You do not need to separate search terms manually by inserting ADJ between them, because when you separate terms with a space on the command line, Ovid automatically searches for the terms adjacent to one another. For example, the search blood pressure is identical to the search blood adj pressure.
Defined Adjacency (ADJn)	x ADJn y	avant-garde adj3 "World War"	"Constructed abstract art in England after the Second World War: a neglected avant-garde."
	The defined adjacency operator (ADJn) retrieves records that contain search terms within a specified number (n) of words from each other in any order. To use the adjacency operator, separate your search terms with ADJ and a number from 1 to 99. For example, the search physician adj5 relationship retrieves records that contain the words physician and relationship within five words of each other in either direction. This particular search retrieves records containing such phrases as physician patient relationship, patient physician relationship, or relationship of the physician to the patient.
Frequency (FREQ)	x.ab./FREQ=n	magritte.ab. /freq=3	"Infinite recess: perspective and play in Magritte's La condition humaine."
	The frequency operator (FREQ) lets you specify a threshold of occurrence of a term in the records retrieved from your search. Records containing your search term are retrieved only if the term occurs at least the specified (n) number of times. In general, records that contain many instances of your search term are more relevant than records that contain fewer instances. The frequency operator is particularly useful when searching a text field, such as Abstract or Full Text, for a common word or phrase.
Unlimited Truncation ($)	x$	rat$	"Archaeological rating: the development of an archaeological information system for Amsterdam."
	Unlimited truncation retrieves all possible suffix variations of the root word indicated. To apply unlimited truncation to a term, type the root word or phrase followed by either of the truncation characters: $ (dollar sign) or : (colon). For example, in the truncated search disease$, Ovid retrieves the word disease as well as the words diseases, diseased, and more.
Limited Truncation ($)	x$n	dog$1	"'Three girls with two dogs seated near a fountain': a new attribution and a new identification."
	Limited truncation specifies a maximum number of characters that may follow the root word or phrase. For example, the truncated search dog$1 retrieves results with the words dog and dogs; but it does not retrieve results with the word dogma.
Mandated Wildcard (#)	xx#y	wom#n	"Queens as role model? the Mirror of illustrious women (1598)"
	Searching with a mandated wildcard retrieves all possible variations of a word in which the wildcard is present in the specified place. You can use it at the end of a term to limit results to only those that contain the word plus the mandated character. For example, the search dog# retrieves results that contain the word dogs, but not those that contain the word dog, effectively limiting results to only those that contain the plural form of the word. The mandated wild card character (#) is also useful for retrieving specialized plural forms of a word. For example, the search wom#n retrieves results that contain both woman and women. You can use multiple wild cards in a single query word.
Optional Wildcard (?)	xx?y	colo?r	"Colors 1800 / 1900 / 2000: signs of ethnic difference."
	The optional wild card character (?) can be used within or at the end of a search term to substitute for one or no characters. This wild card is useful for retrieving documents with British and American word variants since it specifies that you want retrieval whether or not the extra character is present. For example, the optional wild card search colo?r retrieves results that contain the words color or colour. You can use multiple wild cards in a single query word.
Literal String ("")	"x / y"	"1951-1953"	"Polemiche e progetti per trasformare il Teatro Farnese in Politeama 1951-1953"
	"n"	"3".vo	"(3):85-102; 9 ill."
	Quotation marks can be used to retrieve records that contain literal strings, when the string includes special characters, such as a forward slash (/). Quotation marks can also be used to retrieve records that contain numbers that may otherwise be confused for earlier searches. In the example, a search for 3.vo would limit the string from your third search in your search history to the volume field. By including the number in quotation marks, the search will retrieve documents with a 3 in the volume number.
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Limit	Syntax
Abstracts	Sentence Syntax: Command Syntax:	limit 1 to abstracts ..l/ ab=y
	A limit to Abstracts restricts retrieval to documents which include an abstract. Abstracts may be in English, French, or some other language.
Full Text	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to Full Text
	A limit to Full Text restricts retrieval to those citations for which there is a full text link. Both Ovid full text and external full text are included in this limit.
Latest Update	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to Latest Update
	A limit to latest update restricts retrieval to documents which were most recently added to the database.
Local Holdings	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to Local Holdings
	A limit to local holdings restricts retrieval to documents from journals held in your local library or library system. If your System Administrator has created any special messages about a journal's availability, this message will display with the document in the Local Holdings (LH) field.
English Language	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to English Language
	A limit to English Language restricts retrieval to articles which are written in English.
French Language	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to French Language
	A limit to French Language restricts retrieval to articles which are written in French.
Languages	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to spanish
	A limit to Languages restricts retrieval to any of the indexed languages. If you choose this option, you will be presented with an alphabetical list of languages from which to select.
Ovid Full Text Available	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to Ovid Full Text Available
	A limit to Ovid Full Text Available restricts retrieval to those citations for which an Ovid full text link is available.
Publication Types	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to monograph
	A limit to Publication Type restricts retrieval to one of several publication types such as Analytic, Collection, Dissertation, Exhibition Catalog, Monograph, or a Review of each of these types.
Publication Year	Command Syntax:	limit 1 to yr=2004
	A limit to Publication Year restricts retrieval to any of the years covered by this database. If you choose this option you will be prompted to enter the desired year; the format is 4 digits: "1999" or a range: "2002-2004".
Summary Languages	Sentence Syntax:	limit 1 to italian summary
	A limit to Summary Languages restricts retrieval to any of the indexed summary languages. If you choose this option, you will be presented with an alphabetical list of languages from which to select.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHAA) Database Guide

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