Grove Dictionary of Art
Encyclopedia
Grove Art Online, formerly The Dictionary of Art but usually known as The Grove Dictionary of Art, is a large encyclopedia
of art
, now part of the online reference publications of Oxford University Press
, and previously a 34-volume printed encyclopedia when last published on paper in 1996
. Written by 6,700 experts from around the world, its 32,600-pages cover over 45,000 topics about art, artists, art critic
s, art collectors, or anything else connected to the world of art. According to The New York Times Book Review
it is the "most ambitious art-publishing venture of the late 20th century". Almost half the content covers non-Western subjects, and contributors hail from 120 countries. Topics range from Julia Margaret Cameron
to Shoji Hamada
, Korea
to Timbuktu
, the Enlightenment
to Marxism
, and Yoruba masks to Abstract Expressionism
. Entries include bibliographies and a vast number of images. The dictionary is still available in a standard hardcover edition, though the 216-pound leather-bound version appears to be out of print.
Various smaller specialized redactions have been published, such as The Grove Dictionary of Materials and Techniques in Art (OUP 2008, ISBN 9780195313918), From David to Ingres: Early 19th-Century French Artists (Grove Dictionary of Art) and so on.
The Grove Dictionary of Art is published by Oxford University Press
, who acquired it from Macmillan Publishers
in 2003. It was notable for retailing at close to nine thousand dollars, or about two-hundred and sixty dollars per volume, making it one of the most expensive reference works and inaccessible to anyone but specialists or institutions such as libraries. However the price has been considerably lower since in 2006 when, to mark its tenth anniversary, the dictionary was available for one thousand US dollars in America.
The online version, which is updated three times a year, is available by subscription, and includes some extra content. At least in the UK, many public libraries offer it free to their online users using their library membership number and a PIN to login. The Grove Dictionary of Art was first offered online through the Grove Art Online web site in 1998. The site was expanded and renamed as Oxford Art Online, including other works: The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
of art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, now part of the online reference publications of Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, and previously a 34-volume printed encyclopedia when last published on paper in 1996
1996 in art
-Awards:*Archibald Prize – Wendy Sharpe, Self Portrait as Diana of Erskineville*Jan Amos Comenius Medal – Yaacov Agam, for the "Agam Method" for visual education of young children* The Inaugural Hugo Boss Prize – Matthew Barney...
. Written by 6,700 experts from around the world, its 32,600-pages cover over 45,000 topics about art, artists, art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
s, art collectors, or anything else connected to the world of art. According to The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. The offices are located near Times Square in New York...
it is the "most ambitious art-publishing venture of the late 20th century". Almost half the content covers non-Western subjects, and contributors hail from 120 countries. Topics range from Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer. She became known for her portraits of celebrities of the time, and for photographs with Arthurian and other legendary themes....
to Shoji Hamada
Shoji Hamada
was a Japanese potter. He was a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the mingei folk-art movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre.- Biography :...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
to Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Timbuktu , formerly also spelled Timbuctoo, is a town in the West African nation of Mali situated north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The town is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali...
, the Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
to Marxism
Marxism
Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...
, and Yoruba masks to Abstract Expressionism
Abstract expressionism
Abstract expressionism was an American post–World War II art movement. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris...
. Entries include bibliographies and a vast number of images. The dictionary is still available in a standard hardcover edition, though the 216-pound leather-bound version appears to be out of print.
Various smaller specialized redactions have been published, such as The Grove Dictionary of Materials and Techniques in Art (OUP 2008, ISBN 9780195313918), From David to Ingres: Early 19th-Century French Artists (Grove Dictionary of Art) and so on.
The Grove Dictionary of Art is published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
, who acquired it from Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
in 2003. It was notable for retailing at close to nine thousand dollars, or about two-hundred and sixty dollars per volume, making it one of the most expensive reference works and inaccessible to anyone but specialists or institutions such as libraries. However the price has been considerably lower since in 2006 when, to mark its tenth anniversary, the dictionary was available for one thousand US dollars in America.
The online version, which is updated three times a year, is available by subscription, and includes some extra content. At least in the UK, many public libraries offer it free to their online users using their library membership number and a PIN to login. The Grove Dictionary of Art was first offered online through the Grove Art Online web site in 1998. The site was expanded and renamed as Oxford Art Online, including other works: The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
External links
- Official website (subscribers only)