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Writing about art

Oxford Art Online: Subject Guides
15 guides designed to provide a general introduction to specific areas of the visual arts, art history, and world history, and to highlight some of the rich content in Grove Art Online. Each thematic guide links to overview essays, articles, and biographies. A good place to get ideas for what to write about.

A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Publication Date: 2004

This concise yet thorough guide to seeing and saying addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay.
Writing about Art by Henry M. Sayre
Call Number: N7476 .S29

Publication Date: 2002

Art Terminology

Tate Gallery's Online Glossary of Art Terms
It contains definitions, most with illustrations, of over 400 terms including artist groups and art movements, techniques, media and other art jargon.

The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms (Oxford) by Michael Clarke
Publication Date: 2010
Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History by J. P. Michaux (Editor)
Call Number: N33 .E49 2005

Publication Date: 2005

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Subjects: Art & Art History, Humanities

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