Lists important events in politics, government, and economics; science, technology and medicine; arts and ideas; and society from pre-history to 1998. Arranged by year and day.
Provides information on ethnic and racial subcultures; regionalism and regional subcultures; patterns of everyday life; work and labor; and popular culture and recreation. Few illustrations.
Contains information about social structure; culture and popular culture; recreation and leisure; and everyday life. Some illustrations.
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Provides access to the Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, among other titles. Includes information on all aspects of art and an image collection.
Contains articles on all types of art including paintings, architecture, furniture, and household objects. Use index volume to see full range of information for a particular country. Plates of illustrations are at the end of each volume.
Provides encyclopedic information for all aspects of American architecture. Includes detailed pictures and drawings of American buildings and discussion of the infrastructure, landscape, and artworks contained within and around them.
Provides information, drawings, and photographs of 20th century owner-built or community-built dwellings and other buildings from various cultures throughout the world. Volume 1 comprises theories and principles of vernacular architecture and volumes 2 and 3 focus on examples from each culture by geographical region.
A to Z arrangement of articles covering all aspects of architecture and engineering, from masterpieces of architecture to types of buildings (e.g. banks) and structures (e.g. bridges) and more. Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings.
Focuses on individuals and topics related to secular interiors. Includes articles on the history and function of common room types and furniture. Illustrated.