Research Guides: Theatre: Books

Still can't find it?

If the UNM libraries don't have the item, we can get it for you through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). ILL services are available only to UNM students, faculty, and staff.

The library catalog

Library Catalog

Notable books

100 years of Style by Decade and Designer by Linda Watson
Call Number: GT596 W348 2001
Publication Date: 2000-10-01
The Abrams Guide to Period Styles for Interiors by Judith Gura; Richard Olsen (Editor)
Call Number: NK1860 .G87 2005
Publication Date: 2005-10-01
Each of the book's thirty-two color-coded featured styles are presented in concise texts that present the history of the particular style and a detailed discussion of its hallmarks, followed by a bullet-pointed list of typical characteristics that one should be aware of, a meticulously chosen selection of striking representative images (soft and hard furnishings), and a characteristic color palette and fabric swatch.
The Complete History of Costume and Fashion by Bronwyn Cosgrave
Call Number: GT375 .C67 2001
Publication Date: 2001-02-01
From the first fashion style of the Egyptians to the emergence of "haute couture in the 20th century.
The Wearing of Costume by Ruth M. Green
Call Number: GT730 G7 1995
Publication Date: 1996-06-01

Browsing the shelves

Most books about theatre and set/costume design are located in Zimmerman Library, but the Fine Arts and Design Library will also have some books about costume design and other arts-related aspects of Theatre. Note the library location before looking for a book you're interested in. When you find a book on the shelves, the books around it will be about related subjects.

Some call number ranges for theatre:

Literature (General). Drama: PN1600-3307

Drama. History: PN 1720-1861
Dramatic representation. The Theater: PN2000-3307
- By time period: PN2131-2193
Collections of General Literature. Drama: PN6110.5-6120

Related areas:

Manners and Customs: GT
- Houses. Dewllings: GT 170-474
- Costume. Dress. Fashion: GT500-2370
Social History: HN
Music: M
- Musical Theater: MT955-956

Technology: T
- Artistic Photography: TR644-687
  - Fashion Photography: TR679
- Clothing Manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring: TT490-695
- Hairdressing: TT950-979