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• A Dictionary of Military Architecture

  http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/madict.html
  A dictionary of military architecture, fortification and fieldworks from the Iron Age to the eighteenth century by Stephen Francis Wyley.

• Architectionary.com

  http://www.architectionary.com/
  A searchable architecture and construction related dictionary. All entries can be freely edited by the public.

• Architectural Terms

  http://www.artemisillustration.com/assets/text/Ornamental%20%20Terms_Glossary.htm
  An illustrated glossary by Alice Cotton.

• Art and Architecture

  http://www.yourwaytoflorence.com/tourism/glossary.htm
  Single-page glossary of art and architectural terms, from Your Way to Florence.

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus

  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/
  A structured vocabulary from the Getty Trust of more than 125,000 terms for describing fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture.

• Gardens Guide

  http://www.gardenvisit.com/glossary/glossary.htm
  Glossary of terms used by garden historians and landscape architects, with links to examples in eTexts.

• Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

  http://www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/
  An illustrated and cross-referenced dictionary of mainly architectural terms from Jane Vadnal of the University of Pittsburgh.

• The Conservation Glossary

  http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/glossary.html
  Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.

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