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Vernacular and Regional Culture: Reference

A guide to finding information about vernacular and regional culture, including topics such as language, art, and architecture.

Books in the Reference Collection

Multiple topics covered:

  • The Greenwood encyclopedia of daily life (see especially chapters on "Material Life") - REF. GT31 .G74 2004

Art and architecture:

  • Self taught, outsider, and folk art : a guide to American artists, locations and resources - REF. NK805 .S46 2000
  • Encyclopedia of American folk art - REF. NK805 .E6 2004
  • Encyclopedia of vernacular architecture of the world - REF. NA208 .E53 1997
  • The Greenwood encyclopedia of homes through American history - REF. NA7205 .G745 2008

Language:

  • Dictionary of American regional English - REF. PE2843 .D52 1985
  • The Facts on File dictionary of American regionalisms - REF. PE2835 .H46 2000
  • An atlas of English dialects (regional variations in England) - REF. PE1705 .U68 2006

Specific regions of the United States:

  • The Greenwood encyclopedia of American regional cultures - REF. E169.1.G73
  • Encyclopedia of Appalachia - REF. F106 .E53 2006
  • The new encyclopedia of Southern culture - REF. F208 .E53 2006
  • The American Midwest - REF. F351 .A534 2007
  • Encyclopedia of the American West - REF. F591 .E485 1996

Sample Reference Books