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Basic Sources - places to start your research
* INDEX TO SOURCES ON THIS PAGE *
Critical Terms for Art History [Rolvaag Stacks: N34 C75 2003] or online version
The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art [Rolvaag Stacks: N8510 .G76 2008] or online version
Oxford Art Online -- contains the Dictionary of Art (see above) + updates and the content of the Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
Oxford Dictionary of Art. online version
The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists online version
The Oxford Companion to Western Art. [Rolvaag Stacks: N33 .O923 2001] or online version
Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists. [Rolvaag Stacks: N33 .L353 2000]
The Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts. [Rolvaag Reference: N72 .H64 Q44 2004]
The World of Ancient Art. [Rolvaag Reference: N5330 .B59 2006]
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture. 2v [Rolvaag Stacks: N5610 .G76 2007] or online version
The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture. [Rolvaag Reference: N7830 .M87 1996]
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. 3v [Rolvaag Stacks: N6260 .G75 2009] or online version
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. 5v. [Rolvaag Reference: N6505 .G76 2011] or online version
Renaissance Art: A Topical Dictionary. [Rolvaag Reference: N6370 .E27 1987]
Baroque Art: A Topical Dictionary. [Rolvaag Reference: N6415 .B3 E18 1996]
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art. 2v. [Rolvaag Reference: N7560 .E53 1998]
The Dent Dictionary of Symbols in Christian Art. [Rolvaag Reference: N7825 .S68 1994]
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art. [Rolvaag Reference: GR705 .W47 2004]
Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art: Figures, Bugs, Beasts, and Flowers. [Rolvaag Reference: N7340 .F36 2004]
1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art and Myth. [Rolvaag Reference: N7740 .S54 2002]
The Oxford Companion to Architecture. 2v. [Rolvaag Stacks: NA31 .O94 2009] or online version
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture online version
Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Restoration. [Rolvaag : NA105 .B87 2003]
Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary online version
Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World. 3v. [Rolvaag Reference: NA208 .E53 1997]
Encyclopedia of Sculpture. 3v. [Rolvaag Reference: NB198 .E53 2004]
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. 2v [Rolvaag Stacks: NK28 .G76 2006] or online version
An Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics. [Rolvaag Stacks: NK3770 .S38]
Encyclopedia of Interior Design. 2v [Rolvaag Reference: NK1165 .E48 1997]
The Design Encyclopedia. [Rolvaag Reference: NK1370 .B93 2004]
The Dictionary of Modern Design. [Rolvaag Stacks: NK1165 .W66 2004] or online version
The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Design Since 1900. [Rolvaag Stacks: NK1390 .J85 2005] or online version
Dictionary of Furniture. [Reference Room: NK2205 .D5 2001]
Cambridge History of Western Textiles. 2v. [Rolvaag Stacks: NK8906 .C36 2003]
World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. 7v [Rolvaag Reference: NC1325 .W67 1999]
Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. [Rolvaag Stacks: NC1766.U5 L46 2009]
Encyclopedia of Walt Disney Animated Characters. [Rolvaag Reference: NC1766 .U52 D52 1998]
The Anime Encyclopedia. [Rolvaag Reference: NC1766 .J3 C53 2006]