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The encyclopedia has 3,000 entries, 2,000 of which are updated versions of those in The Dictionary of Art (1996) and Grove Art Online. Contributors are listed, but articles are unsigned because Campbell wrote many of the revisions and new entries himself. The work is the first in a planned series of print reference sources based on Grove Art Online for "scholars, collectors, curators, students, researchers, and general readers." Entries range from one sentence (e.g., Air-twist, a "spiral of air bubbles used for decorative effect in the stem of a wine-glass") to more than 10 pages on Carpet, Tapestry, Textile, Tile, and Toys and games.
Campbell focuses on museum pieces rather than popular or folk art; for example, the encyclopedia includes Faberge gold-and-enamel Easter eggs but not Ukrainian painted eggs. Emphasis is on western Europe. For example, the article on Arms is subtitled European Edge Weapons and excludes samurai swords. Coverage of China, India, and Japan is more extensive than that of Africa, Latin America, or Native American cultures. The index includes only four single-page references for Mexico (in Dolls, Papercutting, Rugs, and Textiles); Grove Art Online also covers Mexican gold and silver, ceramics, and furniture. New articles emphasize individuals, design groups, and materials (e.g., Bark cloth; Colt, Samuel; Lapis lazuli; Swarovski Austrian Glass Company; and Willow pattern).
The set has 600 illustrations, with color plates in the center of each volume. Updated bibliographies identify books, foreign-language publications, articles, practical manuals, and local publications that would otherwise be difficult to identify.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts is recommended for art, museum, and other libraries supporting a clientele with scholarly or professional interest in the decorative arts or the history of art, architecture, and design. It will be of greatest interest to those who need a compact source on the decorative arts or are without access to Grove Art Online.Christine Whittington
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