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Oxford Art Online

Full-text of Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

This is a place to begin your research on general art topics. The scope of coverage is unrivaled by any other art historical reference work, either in print or online. Compiled over a period of 15 years, it represents the work of more than 6,800 scholars from around the world, each writing on his or her own specialist field of study.

The Oxford Art portal provides searching of the Grove's Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Thematic timelines and learning resources are also provided.

Print equivalent:

• Dictionary of Art N31.D5 1996 Music Building (Fine Arts - reference)
• Oxford Companion to Western Art N33 .O923 2001 (Main Library)
• Encyclopedia of Aesthetics BH56 .E53 1998 (Main Library - Reference)
• The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms N33 .C575 2001 (Main Library)

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
It consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not found in the print Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.

Timeline of Art History

A chronology of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with links to images primarily in the museum's collections. The site is organized both thematically and geographically and includes an alphabetical index and a search engine.