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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

art The major general surveys on topics in the fine arts are painting ; sculpture ; drawing ; photography , and architecture .

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

art1 XIII. — (O)F. :- L. ars, art-, f. base *ar- put together, join, fit (cf. HARMONY).
Hence artful XVII.

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The Oxford Companion to World War II | 2001 | | © The Oxford Companion to World War II 2001, originally published by Oxford University Press 2001. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

art, see culture section of major powers; see also war artists.

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