Browse links of Art/Literary glossaries

in English. Excellent source of information. Here is a sample of some of what you will find there. The terms are divided onto four separate pages, Click on the links to go to the corresponding pages. Headpieces and Veils glossary http://weddings.pirate-king.com/bride-glossary-head.htm Necklines, Sleeves, Silhouettes, Back & Waist/Bodice... View more

in english

As many people have noticed when they read Shakespeare, the English language has changed a bit in the last four hundred years. So here is a glossary of some of the words that Shakespeare used in his plays that are either unfamiliar or have changed their meaning.

Simple and useful

I do not know if all of you are aware of its existence, so I decided to post it here just in case. To quote the editor: This online edition of The Times Style and Usage Guide (published January 2003) aims to provide a quick reference for readers to the everyday pitfalls of English grammar, spelling and names of people and organisations. It wa... View more

An excellent collection of resources and links including film sound biography, film sound history, terminology etc. etc

ITALIANO - INGLESE Contiene oltre 1700 voci tecniche e gergali relative al mondo del cinema. La descrizione tecnica di ogni termine è la peculiarità più rilevante di quest'opera e la rende particolarmente adatta ai professionisti del settore, oltre che al pubblico degli appassionati. Il presente dizionario, nel quale si condensa l'esperienza d... View more

Classical Music Glossary

A site dedicated to the discipline of film studies and its component parts, film history, criticism, theory, and concepts & definitions.

CAMEO is a searchable encyclopedia developed at the Conservation and Collections Management Department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. CAMEO contains chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on over 10,000 historic and contemporary materials used in the conservation, preservation, and production of artistic, architectural, and arc... View more

Here you can find rhymes, synonyms etc... Very interesting and useful link especially if you are translating a poem.

Useful glossary of art terms in English.

It's somewhat cumbersome to use but seems to be a decent glossary of recording contract terms. The link takes you to the German glossary. To get the English glossary, click on English version, Recorded Music, Glossary.

Based on research from several university language teams Not all of the English/translation is reliable though!

Italian to English Idioms

dictionnaire des synonymes

Here you can search for passages in this Swedish bible translation

Here you can search for quotes from the Bible in several Spanish versions, links to pages where the Bible is available in other languages. You can also search a specific chapter or keyword.

Here you can search for quotes from the Bible in several English versions, links to pages where the Bible is available in other languages. You can also search a specific chapter or keyword.

There is a fairly comprehensive collection of terms in the Dictionary, just over 600 as of 26th January 2001 (Australia Day - Yea!) and the plan is to expand on this on an ongoing basis. Researching into Aussie Slang also led the author to numerous other sites about other forms of slang or dialects. These are presented in the Global Slang & Dial... View more

This is a good reference for translating Quranic verses into four languages: Arabic, English, French and Spanish. It's very easy to locate the verse through. Just click the name of Sora and the number of Ayaa and the translation will appear in a few seconds.

Expone dudadas de uso del español

This glossary contains 6,961 French linguistic terms and 7,132 English linguistic terms. As a glossary, it does not define the terms but simply gives the equivalent(s) in the other language. Lexical and semantic relationships are displayed for many of the terms in both languages. Domains or schools of thought are also shown for many terms. All the ... View more

Illuminated Manuscripts

terminos cinematograficos del español al inglés

Los Falsos Amigos: listado de palabras español/inglés

Dizionario monolingua in italiano sulle opere di fortificazione medievali. Provvisto di immagini e spiegazioni molto comprensibili

Vietnam Veteran's Terminology and Slang

A complete glossary of military terms & slang from the Vietnam War

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Useful glossary (Português) about movie related terms used to shoot films and by scriptwriters, including several expressions which are not translated from english.

I found this dictionary very clear and interesting and would say it is essential.

Petit glossaire du bibliophile et de l'amateur de livres.

monolingual literary source with biographical info on authors; literary works; literary glossary added; main focus on english literature; includes german, russian and other western literatures as well