Reference online
Here are some excellent online reference resources you can access from the LCC Library homepage.
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Oxford Dictionary of ArtOxford is an excellent guide to the art of the Western world. It provides a careful balance of fact and critical appraisal, ranging across painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts--from classical times to the present.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Decorative ArtContains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures.
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Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and ArchitectureRanges from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Includes in-depth information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and styles.
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Credo ReferenceSearch and access over 460 high-quality encyclopedias and dictionaries in a wide variety of subject areas.
Encyclopedias in print
We have several excellent reference books in the LCC Library reference collection, located downstairs in the Reference bookcases.
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Artspeak: : a guide to contemporary ideas, movements, and buzzwordsCall Number: N6490 .A87 2014 -
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary ArtCall Number: N6490 .C5317 2009 -
The Art of Art HistoryCall Number: N7480 .A79 2009 -
The Oxford Companion to Western ArtCall Number: Reference N33 .O923 2001 -
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art by Call Number: Reference N6505 .G76 2011 (multiple volumes)Publication Date: 2011 -
30,000 Years of Art : the story of human creativity across time and spaceCall Number: Reference N5300 .A14 2007 -
African American art : Harlem Renaissance, civil rights era, and beyondCall Number: N6538.N5 S595 2012 -
Historical Dictionary of Renaissance ArtCall Number: Reference N6370 .Z57 2008 -
Ceramics : a world guide to traditional techniquesCall Number: TP807 .S46 2004 -
Artist's Materials by Call Number: N8530 .H37 2005 -
The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art by Call Number: ebook
Damask weave, attributed to Tunisia, 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art.