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Columbia University Libraries
Other Useful Online Resources
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Bartelby.com
offers searching within a repository of research texts including
the Columbia Encyclopedia, Bulfinch's Mythology and the King
James Bible |
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The
Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Programs: The Art &
Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
The AAT is a structured vocabulary of around 125,000 terms,
scope notes, and other information for describing fine art,
architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material
culture. |
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The
Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Programs: The Union List
of Artist Names (ULAN)
The ULAN is a structured vocabulary containing around 220,000
names and biographical information about artists and architects,
including a wealth of variant names, pseudonyms, and language
variants. |
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The
Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Programs: The Getty Thesaurus
of Geographic Names (TGN)
The TGN is a structured vocabulary of around 1,000,000 geographic
names, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates,
and place types, and focusing on places important for the study
of art and architecture. |
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Important Terms
Engraving: The intaglio process in which the design is incised into
the printing plate. Distinct from "wood engraving (process),"
which is a process for relief printing. Historically, has sometimes
been used to refer to printmaking processes in general, usually those
employing printing plates; use the appropriate specific term. For
the single step of incising the design, use "engraving (incising)."
Etching: Prints made from an etched printing plate.
Woodcut: A relief process in which the design is cut into and printed
from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving
(process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of
a wood block.
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