Art Education Subject Guide
Dictionaries
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
N 33 .C592x 2001 (Waldo Reference)
Basic guide to the techniques, tools, and movements for the visual arts. This is a useful place to begin a research project.
The Dent Dictionary of Symbols in Christian Art
N 8010 .S64x (Waldo Reference)
Covers people, animals, places, and objects depicted in Christian art. A useful companion to Encyclopedia of Medieval Church Art.
Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art
N 7740 .C29 1995 (Waldo Reference)
Use this tool to assist in identifying and interpreting people, objects, and animals depicted in western art.
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
N 6490 .C5317 1998 (Waldo Reference)
This work covers western artists and art terms in the media of painting, sculpture, and graphic arts.
Encyclopedia of American Art
N 6505 .B732x (Waldo General Stacks)
Includes artists, movements, and terms relating to history of American art.
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Art
N 6502 .E53 1999
This tool contains information on artists, movements, and places of Latin American and Caribbean art.
An Illustrated Dictionary of Narrative Painting
ND 1288 .T47x 1994 (Waldo General Stacks)
Covers themes and motifs in painting from the ancient through the modern periods.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art
N 7740 .H35 1994 (Waldo Reference)
Useful guide to the objects, dieties, and people depicted in art.
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
N 33 .O92x 2001 (Waldo Reference)
Includes artists, architects, and terminology
Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists
N 33 .L353 2000 (Waldo Reference)
This work is limited to art and artists of the western world. Does not incorporate Byzantine art or architecture.