Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists

Covering Western art from the ancient Greeks to the present day, the Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists is a wide-ranging reference work that contains over 2,500 clear and concise entries on styles and movements, materials and techniques, and museums and galleries. It also includes biographical entries for artists, critics, collectors, dealers, and patrons, with places and full dates of birth and death.

The latest edition features many entries enlivened by quotations from artists and critics, it is essential for students and teachers of art, design, art theory, and art history, as well as artists, visitors to art exhibitions and galleries, or anyone with an interest in art.

SEARCH TOOL

Featuring autocomplete search to help you find words quickly by seeing search predictions that might be similar to the search terms you’re typing. The search also allows various search options as:

• A ‘fuzzy filter’ when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
• A ‘keyword’ search for finding key words within compound words
• A wild card search function (‘*’ or ‘?’) which can replace a letter or entire parts of a word.

LEARNING TOOL

The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:

• A ‘Favorites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words
• History list to help you easily review the last visited words.
• See words in context with example sentences

A mobile dictionary application from MobiSystems with content from Oxford University Press.