Book excerpt: Identifies and describes published sources on some of the women artists and designers of the past two centuries from Ireland to Russia and Finland to Portugal and Greece. Several European languages are represented, but the annotations are all in English. The first volume covers women working in bookbinding, ceramics, fashion, glass, textiles, garden design, interiors, furniture, wallpaper, and metal; the second covers graphic art, illustration, printmaking, painting, video, performance, mixed media and installations, photography, and sculpture. For over 1,800 artists, includes publications, main sources, exhibitions, and other sources. Well cross-referenced. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR