Adeline's art dictionary. New York: Appleton-Century, 1937. Ref N 33 .A3313 1966 (LC)

Standard dictionary of art terms.

Das Atlantisbuch der Kunst: Eine Enzyklopadie der bildenden Künste. Zurich: Artemis, 1952. In process

Splendid one-vol. handbook in dictionary format. Note especially E.H. Gombrich's entries on "Kunstliteratur" and "Kunstwissenschaft." An authorized English translation of the former is available on the A&A Library front page.

Encyclopedia of world art. 14 v. plus index vol. and supps. New York: McGraw Hill, 1959-68. Ref N 31 +.E5213 1959 (LC)

The standard art encyclopedia. Well-indexed in v. 15; comprehensive bibliographies. Long, signed articles. Well-illustrated. The supplement volumes bring it up to date.

Kindlers Malerei Lexikon. 6 v. Zurich: Kindler, 1964-71. Ref ND 30 K55 (LC)

Well-conceived encyclopedia of painting. Signed articles, many by outstanding authorities. Brief bibliographies. Illustrated.

Lexikon der Kunst: Architektur, bildende Kunst, angewandte Kunst, Industrieformgestaltung, Kunsttheorie. 5 v. Leipzig: Seemann, 1968-75. Ref N 33 .L49 1987 (LC) Library has vol. 1 only.

McGraw-Hill dictionary of art. 5 v. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Ref N 33 +.M33 (LC)

Mayer, Ralph. Artist's handbook of materials and techniques. 5th ed. New York: Viking, 1991. Ref ND 1500 .M39 1991 (LC)

Standard.

________. A dictionary of art terms and techniques. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1981. Ref N 33 .M36 1981

Standard one-vol. dictionary.

Murray, Peter and Linda. A dictionary of art and artists. Penguin? Ref N 31 +.M8 1965

Popular one-vol. dictionary.

Osborne, Harold, ed. The Oxford companion to art. Oxford: Clarendon, 197? Ref N 33 .O83 (LC)

One of several serviceable Oxford handbooks on the arts.

Pelican history of art. Harmondsworth; Baltimore: Penguin, 1953- See Orbis and/or cart catalog for call numbers.

Scores of vols., each by an eminent authority. Most comprehensive history of art in English. Authoritative bibliographies. Many volumes available in recent, revised editions. Now published by Yale University Press.

Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte. New ed. 18 v. Berlin: Propylaen Verlag, 1966- Ref N 5300 .P76 (LC)

Each vol. devoted to a particular period of art history; splendid plates preceded by an authoritative introduction. Note classic first edition, too.

Reallexikon zur deutschen Kunstgeschichte. 8 v. In progress. Stuttgart: Metzler; Munich: Druckenmuller, 1937- Ref N 6861 +.S36 (LC)

Proceeding at a snail's pace. Many signed, authoritative articles--often monographs in miniature and by no means only on German art.

Réau, Louis. Dictionnaire polyglotte des termes d'art et d'archéologie. Osnabruck: Zeller, 1977. Ref N 33 .R434 1977 (LC)

Standard polyglot dictionary of equivalent expressions in several languages; no definitions.

Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie. Ed. Wilhelm Röscher. 6 v. and supps. Leipzig: Teubner, 1884-1937. Reprinted Hildesheim: Olms, 1977. SML Ref BL 715 .R67 1977 (LC)

The standard dictionary of Greek and Roman mythology.

Dictionnaire des antiquites grecques et romaines d'apres les textes et les monuments. Ed. Charles Daremberg and Edmondo Saglio. 5 v. plus index. Paris: Hachette, 1877-1919. SML Ref DE 5 +.D37 (LC)

Basic reference tool, often referred to simply as Daremberg-Saglio.

Dizionario archeologico di antichita classiche. Ed. Nelida Caffarello. Florence: Olschki, 1971. SML Ref DE 5 .C34 (LC)

Enciclopedia dell'arte antica, classica e orientale. Ed. R. Bianchi-Bandinelli. 7 v. plus supp., plates and index. Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 1958-66. SML Ref N 31 +.E48 (LC)

Standard encyclopedia covering art and archeology from prehistory to ca. A.D. 500. Signed articles. Bibliographies. Excellent plates. Includes ancient art criticism.

Lexikon der alten Welt. Rev. ed. 3 v. Zurich: Artemis, 1990. SML Ref DE 54 .L48 1990 (LC)

Excellent one-volume dictionary. Signed entries; useful appendices.

Oxford classical dictionary. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 1970. SML Ref DE 5 .O88 (LC)

Standard handbook. A&A has the first ed. (DE 5 +.O88).

Paulys Real-Encyclopadie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. Ed. August Friedrich von Pauly, contined by Georg Wissowa. 34 v. plus supps. Stuttgart: Metzler, 1894- SML Ref DE 5 .P383 (LC)

The monumental encyclopedia of classical studies. Known for its successive editors as Pauly-Wissowa. See also the following.

Der Kleine Pauly. 5 v. Stuttgart: Druckenmuller, 1964-75. SML Ref DE 5 .K54 (LC)

Abridged and updated version of the preceding.

Princeton encyclopedia of classical sites. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1976. SML Ref DE 59 +.P7 (LC)

Standard. Signed entries.

Encyclopedia judaica. 17 v. New York: Macmillan 1972. SML Ref DS 102.8 +.E63

A great encyclopedia.

New Jewish encyclopaedia. New York: Behrman House, 1976. SML DS 102.8 .N4 1976

One-vol. handbook.

Catholic encyclopedia. 15 v. and supps. New York: Catholic Encyclopedia Press, 1907-22. SML Ref BX 841 +.C37 (LC)

Authoritative work with long, signed articles. Bibliographies. Illustrated. Not superseded by New Catholic Encyclopedia.

Coptic encyclopaedia. 8 v. New York: Macmillan, 1991. SML Ref BX 130.5 .C66 1991 (LC)

Dictionnaire d'archeologie chretienne et de liturgie. Ed. Fernand Cabrol. 15 v. Paris: Letouzey et Ane, 1907-53. Ref BR 95 +.C33 (LC)

Usually referred to as DACL or Cabrol-Leclerc. Standard, monumental encyclopedia of Christian iconography and liturgy.

Encyclopaedia of the early Church. 2 v. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. CCL Ref BR 66.5 +.D5813 1992 (LC)

Lexikon fur Theologie und Kirche. 10 v. plus index. Freiburg: Herder, 1957-65. SML Ref BR 95 .B83 1957 (LC)

New Catholic encyclopedia. 15 v. and supps. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967. SML Ref BX 841 +.N48 1967 (LC)

Not a revision of Catholic Encyclopedia, which supplements it.

Reallexikon fur Antike und Christentum. Ed. Theodor Klauser. 15 v. In progress. Stuttgart: Hiersemann, 1950- SML Ref BR 115 .C5 +.R43 (LC)

Biographical dictionary of the Byzantine Empire. Ed. Donald Nicol. London: Seaby, 1991. SML Ref DF 552 .N546 1991 (LC)

Handbuch der Byzantinistik. Ed. Otto Mazal. Graz: Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, 1989. SML DF 505.8 +.M39 1989 (LC)

One-volume handbook to Byzantine studies.

Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. 3 v. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. SML Ref DF 521. O93 1991 (LC)

New, very scholarly encyclopedia.

Reallexikon zur byzantinischen Kunst. 4 v. In progress. Stuttgart: Hiersemann, 1963-78. Ref N 6250 .W44 (LC)

Encyclopaedia Iranica. Ref DS 253 +.E53 (LC)

In progress.

Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill, 1913-38. Ref DS 37 .E5 (LC)

Ibid. New ed. 1954- Ref DS 37 .E5 1954 (LC)

In progress.

Dictionary of the Middle Ages. 12 v. plus index. New York: Scribner's, 1982-89. SML Ref D 114 +.D5 1982 (LC)

Authoritative, signed articles.

Lexikon des Mittelalters. 5 v. In progress. Zurich: Artemis, 1977- SML Ref D 101.5 +.L48 (LC)

Comprehensive encyclopedia.

Renaissance Art and Civilization

Hale, John R., ed. Concise encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissance. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Ref DG 533 .C66 (LC)

Gurst, Guenter, ed. Lexikon der Renaissance. Leipzig: VEB Bibliographisches Institut, 1989. SML Ref CB 361 .L48 1989 (LC)

Oxford companion to twentieth-century art. Ed. Harold Osborne. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Ref N 6490 .O94 1988 (LC)

Phaidon dictionary of twentieth-century art. New York: Phaidon, 1973. Ref N 6490 .P43

Walker, John A. Glossary of art, architecture and design since 1945. 3rd ed. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1992. Ref N 34 .W35 1992B (LC)

Excellent glossary.

Dictionary of the history of ideas. Ed. Philip Wiener. 5 v. New York: Scribners, 1973-74. SML Ref CB 5 .D53 (LC)

Encyclopedia of philosophy. Ed. Paul Edwards. 8 vols. in 4. New York: Macmillan, 1967. SML Ref B 41 +.E57 1972 (LC)

Enciclopedia dello spettacolo. 9 v. + supps. and index. New ed. Milan: Garzanti, 1977. SML Ref PN 1579 .S6 1977 (LC)

Great encyclopedia of theater (broadly defined). Also at Drama Library.