Bibliographical short list for Dutch art history

Abstract

Dutch scholarship is so international in outlook that it tends to overlook the particular contributions of the Dutch themselves. The last general overview of Dutch scholarly literature appeared thirty-five years ago, Wabeke’s A guide to Dutch bibliographies (1951). The following survey offers an interim update of bibliographical material for art historians. The compilers are dismayed that there is so little that can be listed here, not least because of promising initiatives which have not been brought to fruition. The introduction of automated data processing improves access to information but does not help to teach students the use and value of bibliographies. The list proceeds from the general to the specific.