eReference Books Guide — Arts

From Baroque to Postmodernism, batik to mezzotint, and canvas to porcelain, the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms provides succinct and accessible explanations of over 1,800 terms used in the wide variety of visual media that makes up the art world.

Containing over 6,000 entries from Aalto to ziggurat, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of architecture available.

Contains over 2,000 entries on a vast range of subjects, including movements, styles, techniques, artists, critics, schools, and galleries.

Covers the past 150 years of international design, with entries on ceramics, furniture, graphics, industrial design, interiors, and fashion.

Over 800 biographical entries, both on photographers and on other individuals who have significantly influenced photographic culture from the early 19th century to the present