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Encyclopedias for Art and Art History
Specialized encyclopedias such as these offer a starting point for research by providing an authoritative overview of a topic and some recommended readings.
The first one to try is usually:
Oxford Art Online..
- A huge compendium covering most aspects of art and architecture.
Others with more focused coverage:
Art History: The Key Concepts, 2006.
N5300 .H278 2006 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Dutch Art: An Encyclopedia, 1997.
N6941 .D88 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Enciclopedia dell'arte antica, classica e orientale, 1958-1966.
N31.E48 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Enciclopedia dell'arte medievale, 1991-2002.
N5969.E582 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of American Folk Art, 2004.
NK805.E6 2004 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of Interior Design, 1997.
NK1165.E48 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, 2008.
TR9 .E62 2008 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
EncYclopedia of Sculpture, 2004.
NB198.E53 2004 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850, 2004.
NX452.5 .R64E53 2004 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography, 2006.
TR642 .E5 2006 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, 1997.
NA208.E53 1997 (Architecture & Landscape Arch, Stuckeman Bldg - Reference)
International Art Galleries: Post-War to Post-Millennium, 2005.
N8620.G76 2005 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Oxford Companion to the Garden, 2006.
Oxford Companion to the Photograph, 2005.
Queer Encyclopedia of the Visual Arts, 2004.
N72.H64Q44 2004 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Reallexikon zur byzantinischen Kunst.
N6250.R4 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
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