Online Encyclopedias
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Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, vol 1-4
Call Number: Central Reference 4th-flr: DS57 .C55 1995ISBN: 1565636074 -
The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
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Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 0195300823
Online Resources
Knowing where to start isn't always easy, especially when you're dealing with an unfamiliar subject. Sometimes the best place to start is a subject specific dictionary or encyclopedia. Below is a list of print and online reference resources for Egyptian Art & Architecture.
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Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowLiterary guide to significant sources on a variety of subjects. Works as an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia.
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Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford’s art reference works: Grove Art Online, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptOffers the most complete picture available of ancient Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE.
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and ArchitectureMost current and comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. Includes some images.
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New Pauly This link opens in a new window
Encyclopaedic coverage of the second millennium BCE to early medieval Europe; with special emphasis on the interaction between Greco-Roman culture and Semitic, Celtic, Germanic, and Slavonic culture, and ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Also includes the aftermath of antiquity and the process of continuous reinterpretation and revaluation of ancient heritage, and the history of classical scholarship.
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and RomeThis multivolume reference work is a comprehensive overview of the major cultures of the classical Mediterranean world--Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman--from the Bronze Age to the fifth century CE. It also covers the legacy of the classical world and its interpretation and influence in subsequent centuries.
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The Oxford Classical Dictionary (current edition)'The Oxford Classical Dictionary' is the ultimate reference on the classical world. It contains over 6000 articles, including full-text contributions with multimedia.
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Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowConsult the following titles:
The Cambridge Ancient History
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Lost NubiaCentennial exhibit of photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago. Click on download to access a PDF.
Print Resources
- Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Central Library, Reference 6th-flr: ATLAS G1033 .B3 2000
In 99 full-color maps, the atlas recreates the entire world of the Greeks and Romans from the British Isles to the Indian subcontinent and deep into North Africa
- The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
Central Library, Reference 4th-flr: N5610 .G75 2007
Includes all subject areas in the classical arts, including philosophers, rulers, writers and artists, architecture, ceramics, sculpture, and more...
- The Cambridge Ancient History, vol. 1-14
Central Stacks: D57 .C252
- Atlas of the Valley of the Kings
Central Reference 6th-flr: ATLAS G2492 .V3 A8 2003
- Civilizations of the Ancient Near East, vol. 1-4
Central Reference 4th-flr: DS57 .C55 1995
