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Art, Graphic Design & Art History: Background & reference info
Reference resources for background information
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia A general interest reference resource that houses over 25,000 encyclopedic entries over a variety of topics.
- Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center A database of how-to instructions, with full text for over 500 books as well as access to 333 videos and 144 hobby reports.
- Oxford Art Online The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the 1990s. Over 40,000 links to important art images in galleries and museums around the world. Sophisticated search capabilities and one-click cross-referencing. Annual additions of new material and updates to the text.
- Oxford Reference Online: Premium Access to more than 170 full-text Oxford dictionaries and reference works. There are over 1.5 million dictionary definitions with the dictionary updated continuously.
- Very Short Introductions Very Short Introductions are published by Oxford University Press and offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects. This collection includes over 600 e-books on topics in arts and humanities, history, law, literature, medicine and health, religion, science and mathematics, and social sciences.
Additional resources:
- A-Z Databases & Research Resources. Research resources from the OSU Libraries.
Selected Print Resources
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture by
Includes all subject areas in the classical arts, including philosophers, rulers, writers and artists, architecture, ceramics, sculpture, and more. Contains over 800 entries tracing the development of the art forms in classical civilizations such as ancient Greece and Rome.
Call Number: Architecture Library 722.8003 G883Publication Date: 2007
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts by
Covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, this title includes hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style.
Call Number: Remote Storage - request via ILL: 745.03 G883Publication Date: 2006
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture by
Offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments.
Call Number: Architecture Library 709.176703 G883Publication Date: 2009
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture by
Covers all aspects of art and architecture in Medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Includes biographies of major artists, architects and patrons; countries, cities, and sites; cultures and styles; ivories, books and illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, architecture, painting, tapestries, sculpture, mosaics, reliquaries, and more.
Publication Date: 2012
