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The first one to try is usually:
Oxford Reference Online: Art and Architecture (database)
A set of dictionaries on many aspects of art and architecture. They may be searched simultaneously.
Other useful general art dictionaries include:
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art, 1998. (database)
Dictionary of Modern Design, 2004. (database)
Oxford Companion to the Photograph, 2005. (database)
Art on the Cutting Edge: A Guide to Contemporary Modern Movements, 1996. (book)
Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present, 1997. (book)
Artspoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords, 1848-1944, 1993. (book)
Artwords: A Glossary of Contemporary Art Theory, 1997. (book)
Glossary of Art, Architecture, and Design Since 1945, 1992. (book) Defines art movements and groups, but also names a key publication or manifesto for each.
Art History: The Key Concepts, 2006. (book)
Dictionary of Symbols, 1994. (book)
Guide to Imagery, 2002+. (series of books on common themes in art)
Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts (book)
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, 2002. (book)
Dictionary of Chinese and Japanese Art, 1981. (book)
Glossary of Chinese Art and Archaeology, 1972. (book)
Dictionary of Chinese Symbols, 1986. (book)
Outlines of Chinese Symbolism and Art Motives, 1974. (book)
Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art: Figures, Bugs, Beasts, and Flowers, 2004. (book)
Visual Dictionary of Chinese Architecture, 2002. (book)
Images from the Floating World: the Japanese Print: Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e, 1978. (book)
Symbols of Japan: Thematic Motifs in Art and Design, 2001. (book)
Dictionary of South and Southeast Asian Art, 2004. (book)
Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols, 2002. (book)
Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography, 1985. (book)
Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art, 1995. (book)
Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Symbols, Attributes, and Associations, 1982. (book)
Dent Dictionary of Symbols in Christian Art, 1994. (book)
Renaissance Art and Architecture, 2004. (book)
Thesaurus of Religious Objects: Furniture, Objects, Linen, Clothing and Musical Instruments of the Roman Catholic Faith, 1999. (book)
Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, 1996. (database and book)
Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art: Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and Native North America, 2000. (book)
African Ethnonyms: Index to Art-Producing Peoples of Africa, 1996. (book)
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture, 2003. (book)
These can help to translate specialized terms of art history from one language to another:
Dictionnaire polyglotte des termes d'art et d'archéologie [French, German, Italian, and English], 1953. (book)
Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms in French-English and English-French, 2005. (book)
German-English Dictionary: Art History--Archaeology, 1990. (book)
