Links:

The Bibliography of Asian Studies Online, published by the Association for Asian Studies, is an invaluable resource for research in Asian art and Asian studies generally. Use it to locate books and articles for your term papers. Note: you must connect to it through the HWS campus network.

H-Buddhism, an H-Net discussion list. The searchable discussion logs, book reviews, and Buddhist studies links may be useful in your research.

The Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art, created and maintained by Janice M. Glowski of Ohio State University. Especially valuable for its online exhibitions (not just of Buddhist art) and projects (including the following pages: Photographic Guide to Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan and Nepal; Buddhist Art of China; and--under construction--an online searchable database of the images of the Huntington Archive).

BuddhaNet's Buddhist Studies provides an introduction to several aspects of Buddhism, with sections entitled Basic Buddhism Guide; Buddhist Studies for Primary and Secondary Schools; Online Study Guide; Buddhist History and Culture; and The Buddhist World.

Encyclopedia Mythica: Asia, a glossary of deities and places important in Asian religions, including Hinduism and Buddhism.

The Silkroad Foundation. Visit this site for images from the Mogao caves at Dunhuang, news of the Silk Road, a bibliography of articles and great maps.

International Dunhuang Project, a project of the British Library. This site provides general information about Buddhism in India, Central Asia, China and Tibet, as well as a selection of images from Silk Road sites.

Asian Historical Architecture, "a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage. Here you can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in fifteen countries, with extensive background information and 'virtual tours.'"

The Japanese Garden, created by Clifton Olds of Bowdoin College. Take a virtual tour of the historic gardens of Kyoto at this site. (Many are associated with Zen Buddhist temples.) Includes pictures, histories and maps.

China Bibliography, a terrific resource maintained by Marilyn Shea, Department of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington. Here you can find lists of books and articles and much, much more! There are pages titled About Buddhism in China, Silk Road and Tibet. There are also pronunciation guides for provinces and dynasties as well as Chinese-English dictionaries.

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey of the University of Washington. This is a must-see for students of Chinese art history! Topics include Ancient Tombs, Buddhism, Calligraphy, Military Technology, Painting, Homes, Gardens, Clothing and Graphic Arts.

Arts of China Consortium, (formerly Chinese and Japanese Art History WWW Virtual Library), created by Nixi Cura. If you are considering studying East Asian art in graduate school, this site will have everything you'll need in the future. If not, you should still check out their links page--much more comprehensive than this one. It will connect you to museums, libraries, bookstores and various kinds of online research sources all devoted to Chinese and Japanese art.

The award-winning Mother of All Art and Art History Links Pages, started and maintained by my old friends (Andrew Midkiff and Patrick Young) at the University of Michigan. A very good general source for all art historians.

Virtual Library Museums Pages, maintained by Jonathan Bowen. Want to know about the collections and special exhibitions of museums all over the world? Go here first and find their websites.

HWS Writes, for help writing academic papers of all kinds.

Blackboard, the electronic course center for HWS, with a mirror site to this one (but with an online grade book and discussion board).

Library Reserve List: books on art, religion and literature on reserve for our class.

And, finally, our own Artifact (formerly known as the Visual Resources Collection, for those on the HWS campus network only).

Links last checked on 12 January 2010.