4. ENCYCLOPAEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES, MULTI-VOLUME SURVEYS AND CORPORA
Encyclopaedias, Chronologies and Dictionaries (NOTE: Core art historical Encyclopedias, etc. are preceded by an asterisk)
Apelt, Mary E. English-German Dictionary of Art History-Archaeology. (1987)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 33 Ap231]
*Architectural Publications Society. Dictionary of Architecture. 8 vols. in 5. (1852-92)
[Avery Reference AA 31 Ar2]
Bahn, P.,ed. Collins Dictionary of Archaeology (1992)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 5330 C69]
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. (Within Oxford Art Online)
Ed. by Michael Clarke.
Dictionary of Japanese Art Terms. (bilingual) (1990)
[Starr East Asian Reference NX 80 .N53 1990]
*Enciclopedia Dell'Arte Antica, Classica e Orientale. Ed. by R. Bianchi-Bandinelli, G. Beccati. 7 vols.;. v.8 Indici; v.9 Atlante dei Complessi Figurati, v.10-11 Atlante delle Forme Ceramiche, 2 vols. (1958-85) and suppls: 1st (1970) 1 vol; 2nd (1994) 2 vols.
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 En16 and ... En161]
*Enciclopedia dell'Arte Medievale. Dir. by Angiola Maria Romanini. 12 vols. (1991-2002)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 En163]
*Encyclopedia of World Art. 15 vols., index and suppls: (1959-68) (1983) (1987)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 En19]
Was the standard until the publication Grove Art Online (Dictionary of Art) {see 5.6 below}, but this set continues to be an invaluable encyclopedia, but simply not with current literature or interests.
Erlich, R.W. Chronologies in Old World Archaeology. 2 vol. (1992)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 5330 Eh8821]
Grosse Künstlerlexika vom 16. bis zum frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Ed. by Ulrich Schütte. Microfiche collection.
[Avery Microfiche FX3 7775: Böhmen, Mähren und die Schweiz; FX3 7776: Italien; FX3 7777: Deutschland und Niederlande; FX3 7778: Frankreich, Spanien, England und Ireland.]
60 early European biographical dictionaries of artists, and art encyclopedias from the 16th to the early 19th centuries.
*Grove Art Online. (within Oxford Art Online)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 D56] (Paper (1996) 34 vols) as Dictionary of Art.
The standard scholarly art historical encyclopedia.
Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts. (Online)
Contains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames, or learn about the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms. Also included are hundreds of entries on the qualities and historical uses of materials, concise definitions on art form and styles, and in-depth articles discussing the history of armor, jewelry, furniture, textiles, and ceramics.
Lexikon des Mittelalters. (Online)
The standard encyclopaedia for medieval studies. It deals with all branches of Medieval Studies and covers the period from 300 to 1500 AD/CE for the whole of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Users can perform automatic bibliographic searches in the International Medieval Bibliography Online.
Mayer, Ralph. Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques. (1991)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference ND 1260 M45111]
Explains the technical process of creating visual art.
Oxford Art Online. (Online)
Includes: Grove Art Online, Oxford companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
Oxford Classical Dictionary. (Online).
Ed. by Simon Hornblower and Anthony Spawforth (2002). covers the Greco-Roman world. It includes articles and definitions regarding literature, art, philosophy, law, biography, mythology, science, geography, daily life, and broad cultural and historical trends.
Oxford Companion to Archaeology. (1996)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 5330 Ox2]
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization. (1988)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 33 Ox211]
Oxford companion to Western Art. (within Oxford Art Online)
Ed. by Hugh Brigstocke.
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. (Online)
Ed. by Alexander P. Kazhdan (2005). Contains more than 5,000 searchable entries covering all aspects of Byzantine history and civilization from the 4th through the 15th centuries, with special depth in subjects such as bureaucratic titles and fiscal terms, urban life, and rural economy.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. (Online)
Ed. by Donald B. Reford (2005). Contains 600 entries covering the prehistoric, predynastic, and dynastic phases of ancient Egypt within the context of its contiguous and sometimes conquering neighbors, tracing its history through the Islamic conquest of 642 CE, with the focus on dynastic Egypt. Treats all branches of Egyptology: archaeology, anthropology, architecture, linguistics, literary studies, epigraphy, papyrology, history, art history, religion, economics, ecology, geomorphology, and the life sciences.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. 5 vols. (1997)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 5340 Ox2]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures. (Online)
Ed. by David Carrasco (2006). Chronicles Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land. Encompassing the great civilizations of the pre-Columbian era (including the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples) up through the colonial and postcolonial periods, the Encyclopedia covers art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography of the region in fully cross-referenced, signed articles by the leading scholars in the discipline.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online. (Online)
Contains more than 3,000 encyclopedia articles as well as primary source documents, maps, images, and timelines. Comprehensive resource for the study of the history, people, politics, and cultures of the Islamic worlds.
Pauly-Wissowa. Brill's new Pauly. (Online)
Intended as an aid for the study of Greek and Roman culture and its multifaceted presence in all periods of European and, since the Early Modern period, world history. Paper editions: Kleine-Pauly. 5 vols. (1964-1975) [Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 P2811]
and Real-Encyclopaedie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft. 60 vols. +15 vol. suppl. (1894-1978) [Avery Fine Arts Refeference N 31 P281] and Index to Suppls. [Avery Fine Arts Reference N31 M95] and Neue Pauly (1996) [Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 N39] Best known by the editors' names. The standard classical encyclopaedia. Volume 14+ of Neue Pauly (Rezeptions- und Wissenschafts-geschichte) is useful to not only Ancient historians, but also to historians of the Renaissance through the 18th Century.
Réau, Louis. Dictionnaire Polyglotte des Termes d'Art et d'Archéologie. (1953)
[Avery Reference A 33 R23]
Reallexikon zur Byzantinischen Kunst. (1963-97)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 6250 R22]
Schmitt, Otto. Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte. (1937-)
[Avery Fine Arts Reference N 31 Sch5]
Despite its title it is not restricted to Germany. For example: W. S. Heckscher's entry on "Emblem, Emblembuch" is authoritative. Covers Middle ages to 1850. Bibliographies at end of each article.
Corpora
Occasionally there exists a published corpus of many or all known works in a given genre (e.g. Byzantine ivories). Two such corpora are exemplified here. Others may be found in the card catalog or CLIO by subject, or refer to appropriate subject bibliographies.
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. (CVA)
(online: http://www.cvaonline.org/cva/projectpages/cva1.htm)
[ Avery AK 3800 ...; for exact call numbers see card catalog or CLIO]
Paper copies consist of over 100 vols. (1922-)
Photographic survey of classical vases arranged by country and collection. Index not yet published.
[Summary guide: Avery AK 3800 In84]
Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting. Over 20 vols. (1930-)
[Avery Fine Arts ND 620 F66 0f22]
Corpus of Renaissance Italian painting of Florence. Begun by Richard Offner, continued since 1984 by various scholars.
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