The 41,000 articles range from brief entries to articles of several hundred pages, each accompanied by scholarly bibliographies. Th ough most images from the print version are not included due to copyright restrictions, many entries include links to external images and related sites. Maps, plans, and other illustrations specially commissioned for the printed dictionary are included. Index to over 18,000 works of Christian art from early Christian times up to A.D. 1400. Artworks are classified by details of subject and iconography, as well as catalog information such as artist's name, title of work, and medium.
Color images are available online for a limited number of artworks.
Images of other works may be found in the publications listed in t he bibliographic references accompanying the entries. The database's bibliography lists 18,000 references, covering iconography, art history, archaeology, religion, and classical studies. Indexes the full contents of 42 American art journals published between 1840 and 1907, including articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements. A valuable source of information on popular culture and industry, as well as artists a nd illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decoration, and collecting. Describes art and rare book auction sales catalogs, including dates and places of sale, catalog title, the auction house, sellers, institutional holdings, and other information.