Art History
This is a guide for research in Art History.
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Selected Subject Encyclopedias
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The Dictionary of Art byCall Number: REF N31 .D5 1996While this is part of Oxford Art Online, sometimes the print version is easier to use and browse. Contains authoritative entries on all aspects of visual culture across the world and through history. Entry authors are noted and include bibliographies for further research.
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A&AePortal
The A&AePortal is an authoritative eBook resource that features important works of scholarship in the history of art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and design.
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Knowledge UnlatchedOpen access to scholarly ebooks primarily in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
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Getty Publications Virtual Library"Publications include illustrated works on artists and art history, exhibition catalogues, works on cultural history, research on the conservation of materials and archaeological sites, scholarly monographs, critical editions of translated works, comprehensive studies of the Getty's collections, and educational books on art..." --Website
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Subject Encyclopedias
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Art History
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Call Number: MAC Lower Level N5300 .H278 2006Art History: The Key Concepts offers a systematic, reliable, accessible, and challenging reference guide to the disciplines of art history and visual culture. Containing entries on over 200 terms integral to the historical and theoretical study of art, design, and culture in general, Art History: The Key Concepts is an indispensable source of knowledge for all students, scholars, and teachers. Each entry contains a succinct definition, an exploration of its history, use, and significance, and suggestions for further reading. Entries include: abstract expressionism; epoch; hybridity; semiology; and zeitgeist. -
Art History
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Call Number: MAC Lower Level N5300 .S923 1999Offers a global overview of art from prehistoric times to the present while explaining the historical, social, and political context of each artistic period. -
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
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ISBN: 9780195395365Publication Date: 2012-11-09 -
The Dictionary of Art byCall Number: REF N31 .D5 1996While this is part of Oxford Art Online, sometimes the print version is easier to use and browse. Contains authoritative entries on all aspects of visual culture across the world and through history. Entry authors are noted and include bibliographies for further research.
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Encyclopedia of World Art
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Call Number: MAC Reference N31 .E533ISBN: 007019467XPublication Date: 1959-01-01Comprehensive encyclopedia of world art. -
The Oxford History of Western Art
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Call Number: MAC Lower Level N5300 .O96 2000Positions works of art in illustration groups to create a visual environment and historical context to enhance understanding and appreciation.
Oxford Art Online
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Oxford Art OnlineAccess to the "The Dictionary of Art" (formerly known as "The Grove Dictionary of Art") and "The Oxford Companion to Western Art." Offers additions of new and updated articles, thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles.
Why use Oxford Art Online?
- Authoritative, signed articles from over 7,000 international scholars
- Citations are easily searchable either independently or within the text.
- Content is updated regularly to reflect the latest scholarship, with new articles and images, revised articles, and additions to bibliographies.
- Contains images, as well as 40,000 editorially-selected image links to museums and galleries around the world, provide essential visual support for art history scholarship