Library Guides: American Architecture: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Online Resources

Grove Art Online
UC Only. Encyclopedia with extensive coverage of architecture and excellent bibliographies. Browse the index or search. Links to images.
Online version of the Grove Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 volumes). Contains articles on every aspect of visual arts including painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography. Also includes biographical information on major artists, bibliographical references and links to images. (Part of the Oxford Art Online suite.)
Oxford Reference Online - Art and Architecture
UCB Only. Access to six art or architecture dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. Search sources collectively or search within an individual title.
Access to a number of art, architecture and design dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. Search sources collectively or search within an individual title.