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Grove Art Online

www.oxfordartonline.com

The multi-award winning Grove Art Online is the ultimate authority on all aspects of the visual arts worldwide, from prehistory to the present day.

Grove Art Online offers:

  • The full text of the acclaimed 34-volume Dictionary of Art plus the Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
  • Over 45,000 specially commissioned articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day, from Paleolithic cave art to the work of Frida Kahlo and Damien Hirst
  • 28,000 biographies – from painters and patrons to critics and curators, with relevant links through to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (for subscribers)
  • Extensive coverage of the fine arts (painting, sculpture, and architecture) and the decorative arts (ceramics, textiles, jewellery, interior design, furniture, glass, metalwork, and more)
  • Unparalleled depth of information about World Art covering the civilisations and cultures of Africa, Asia, the Islamic World, Europe, North and South America, Pacific and Aboriginal Australia
  • Over 40,000 links to images and other web resources, plus an expanding range of embedded images which appear as thumbnails in the text of articles
  • Learning resources and timelines provide invaluable support for teachers and students, plus extensive lists of additional research resources
  • Over 500,000 bibliographical citations
  • A full range of search and browse options, and one-click cross-referencing
  • New and revised articles are added on a regular basis

Further information

Find out more about Grove Art Online www.oxfordartonline.com
Take a tour http://www.oxfordartonline.com/public/page/guided_tour

How to Subscribe

If you wish to subscribe, first take a look at the Model Licence (Word 92KB) and these amendment schedules:

Adobe PDF Schedule (PDF 18KB)

For pricing information please use the contact details below quoting MLA's Reference Online.

email: ged.welford@oup.com
Tel: 01865 354582
Oxford University Press, Online Sales, Room E104,
Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP

Latest News

Responsibilities transfer

From 1st October 2011, this site will not be updated, so please treat it as the static archive it is. This is because <a target="_Blank" href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/">Arts Council England</a> has now taken over museums and libraries responsibilities. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/">The National Archives</a> has assumed responsibility for strategic leadership of the Archives sector. Arts Council responsibilities will also now include the Renaissance programme, Museum Accreditation, and Library Development, together with cultural property services such as Export Licensing and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme. The National Archives has assumed responsibility for providing strategic leadership to the archives sector and advising government on its development. The MLA is now winding down, with a skeleton staff remaining until May 2012 to complete the management of existing Renaissance contracts, complete outstanding financial and contractual arrangements and prepare for the appointment of a liquidator. This website will remain live until 31st March so that the public still has full access to the material on it – good practice case studies, toolkits, guidance and a range of other publications.  Continue reading

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