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Find biographies of current and historic people throughout history. Searchable by name, occupation, nationality, place of birth, and place of death.

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography provides signed biographies of 50,000 men and women who have shaped all aspects of British history from the earliest times up to the present. It is searchable by name, full text, references, contributors, images, and may also be browsed alphabetically by name, or by themes.

Find articles on every aspect of the visual arts - painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography - from prehistory to the present day.
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Grove Music Online (formerly the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and the New Grove Dictionary of Opera) is the worlds premier online music encyclopedia, offering comprehensive coverage of music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship.
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