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Provides access to the complete text of the 34-volume Dictionary of Art. Newly commissioned articles and links to images from galleries and museums from around the world are included.

Provides access to the complete text of the 29-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the New Grove Dictionaries of Opera and Jazz. Links are available to musical sites on the Internet; some examples use Sibelius (music notation software.)

Websites

The AATO contains more than 125,000 terms covering everything from "fine arts, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture". Most entries include brief definitions.

Comprehensive index of museum quality fine art on the web.

More than 3500 links to ballet and modern dance resources, including dance companies, education, news, people, organizations, and international information.

Gateway to architecture photographs, drawings, history, literature and websites.