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VCE Studio Arts: Reference Resources

Reference Books

Use reference books to get some general ideas about a topic, to define key terms for biographical information and for information  about art movements and periods. The library has some art reference books (see next box) and a wide collection is also available online through the sources listed on this page.

State Library Online Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

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Oxford Art Online
Includes full text drawn from 'Grove Art Online', 'The Oxford Companion to Western Art', 'Encyclopedia of Aesthetics' and 'The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms'. Covers western and non-western art, architecture, decorative arts and photography.
 
Extensive collection of online reference books, encyclopaedias and dictionaries covering the arts, business and management, humanities and social sciences. Includes:
 
Extensive collection of online reference books, encyclopaedias and dictionaries covering a vast range of subjects. Includes:
A Companion to Art Theory, edited by: Paul Smith and Carolyn Wilde.
A Companion to Medieval Art, edited by: Conrad Rudolph
 

Art Reference Books in the Fisher Library

The following is a selection of books available in the  Fisher Library reference section. Others can be found by browsing the R 700's - R 709's. As they are not for loan they are always available.