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General Encyclopedias

Electronic

Encyclopedia Britannica Online  - Complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Britannica Book of the Year.
World Book Online   - Contains more than 25,000 articles, more than 10,000 pictures & maps, more than10,000 video & sound clips, linked articles to periodicals, & 140,000 editor-approved web sites.

Paper

Encyclopedia Americana  -  (Ref AE 5.E333)

Subject Encyclopedias

Paper

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography   - themes depicted in works of art (Ref N7560.E53 1998)
Encyclopedia of Ephemera  - a guide to the fragmentary documents of everyday life for the collector, curator, and historian by Maurice Rickards (Ref NC1280.R52 2001)
Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist Art   -  (Ref N6370.E53 1999)
Encyclopedia of Sculpture  -  (Ref NB198 .E53 2004)
Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts  -  (REF NK 28 .G76 2006)

Dictionaries

Paper

Dictionary of Art   - * (Ref N 31.D5)
Dictionary of Colour   - a lexicon of the language of colour (Ref QC494.2 .P258 2003)

Directories, Handbooks, Manuals

Paper

Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s  - * Jane Davidson Reid (Ref NX650.M9.R45-1993)

Biographies

Electronic

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale)  -
Quickly determine where to find biographical material on people from all time periods, geographic locations, and fields of endeavor. Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
The total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 17 million citations and points to more than 2000 publications, covering over 5 million people. Biography and Genealogy Master Index contains names, birth/ death years, and bibliographic references to books containing material on that person and an indication of which books or articles include a portrait.

Paper

Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists   -  (Ref N 6512 .C854 1994)
Dictionary of Women Artists   -  (Ref N 8354.D53-1997)

Bibliographies and Indexes

Paper

Guide to Reference Books   -  (Ref Z1035.1.G89-1996)

	Electronic
	Encyclopedia Britannica Online - Complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Britannica Book of the Year. World Book Online - Contains more than 25,000 articles, more than 10,000 pictures & maps, more than10,000 video & sound clips, linked articles to periodicals, & 140,000 editor-approved web sites.

	Paper
	Dictionary of Art - * (Ref N 31.D5) Dictionary of Colour - a lexicon of the language of colour (Ref QC494.2 .P258 2003)

	Paper
	Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1300-1990s - * Jane Davidson Reid (Ref NX650.M9.R45-1993)

	Paper
	Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists - (Ref N 6512 .C854 1994) Dictionary of Women Artists - (Ref N 8354.D53-1997)

	Paper
	Guide to Reference Books - (Ref Z1035.1.G89-1996)