Research Guides: FA 171B Buddhist World Art: Finding background information

Lisa Zeidenberg

she/her/hers

Contact:

lzeidenb@brandeis.edu

781-736-4697

Subjects: Art, Architecture and Photography, Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies, Film Studies, Music, Theater and Dance

Grove Art Online (Oxford Art Online) This link opens in a new window
Online access to definitive reference works encompassing all aspects of visual culture; includes biographical and subject entries with bibliographies for further research and searchable images made available through Oxford's partnerships with museums, galleries, and other arts organizations.

Oxford Reference: Art & Architecture This link opens in a new window
Search facts and definitions found in dictionary and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Objects from the Met's collections are linked to chronological, geographical, and thematic timelines and essays. Click on the Keyword link near the bottom of the page (on the right) and choose "Buddhism" from the list of Object/Subject Matter keywords to view relevant essays and works of art.

Encyclopedia of World Art (17 volumes)
Call Number: Creative Arts - Reference N31 .E533
Comprehensive coverage of all countries, periods, and cultures. Includes lengthy, detailed articles on broad historical, conceptual/systematic, and geographical topics by an international group of specialists. Use the analytic dictionary/index in vol. 15 to locate information on specific topics. The second half of each volume presents plates of key works discussed in the essays. Extensive bibliographies end each article. Vols. 1-15 issued in installments from 1959 to 1968; vol. 16 ("World Art in Our Time," 1983) and 17 ("New Discoveries and Perspectives," 1987) present important supplements with separate indexes. Despite its age, this entire encyclopedia remains an essential resource for art research.