Encyclopedias

Covers more than 4,000 years of art in "every art form, medium and civilization from Cycladic, Minoan, Helladic, and Etruscan art to the fall of the Roman Empire [including] art historical and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments."

Covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures including entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, decorative art forms, and the qualities and historical uses of materials, and lengthy articles about the history of armor, jewelry, furniture, textiles, and ceramics.