There are also book lists, news, and a direct link to the journal site. The AAT is a comprehensive vocabulary of nearly 120,000 terms for describing objects, textural materials, images, architecture and material culture from antiquity to the present. Many of the terms refer to objects of significance in the discussion and analysis of cultural history, encompassing the natural and built environments, furnishings and equipment, and artifacts of visual and verbal communication. Although its focus is on the Western world, the AAT's scope extends to other cultures. The AAT provides not only the terminology for objects, but the vocabulary necessary to describe them.
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It includes a guide to galleries and museums in Manhattan along with information about the artists. The site has information about standards for arts education and the national Goals 2000 effort. Over 2600 entries browsable alphabetically. Provides images of works of art and quotations. Some definitions contain links to other related areas on the Web.