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Art: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

This guide offers the top recommended resources for Art, Art History, and Design.

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Encyclopedia & Dictionaries Guide

Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information on a wide range of topics that can help generate ideas or answer preliminary questions.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Online

Oxford Art Online
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Includes Grove Art, Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, etc.

Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Contains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures.
Oxford Reference Online: Art & Architecture
Multiple art reference works related to art terms, artists, styles, movements, etc.

Last Updated: Apr 29, 2020 2:59 PM
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Subjects: Arts

Tags: art, art history, design