Includes numerous illustrations but no bibliographies. The Connoisseur's Complete Period Guides to the Houses, Decorations, Furnishings, and Chattels of the Classic Periods . Bonanza Books, 1968. Arranged chronologically, chapters include information about architecture and interior design, furniture, costume, music and musical instruments, and printing for various time periods. A lengthy section is devoted to the Tudor Period, 1500-1603.
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The Dictionary of Art . Does not have many color illustrations, but the bibliographies are very worthwhile for clues to further research. Dictionary of the Middle Ages . Articles are interdisciplinary in approach and subjects range from politics to philosophy, technology to art and music. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica or Encyclopedia Britannica Online .