For a glossary of art-historical terms, see the section "Anglais pour histoire de l'art" of the present website then (in the menu in the left-hand margin) "Cours et séminaires, Licence".

searchstation is an educational site, allowing historical contextualisation according to different criteria. port is a research site, with a search engine and search criteria definition.

• http://www.nmm.ac.uk/searchstation

  study the structure of this site

  • thematic browsing on top menu bar ("exploration" -- "maritime art"...)
  • search facility in lower menu bar :
    
    
    • search by "category index" (paintings, ship models, navigational instruments...) or "subject index" (portraits, life on board, trade and industry...)
    • timeline
    • atlas: subsections not only on regions but islands, with towns ("ports") and "bodies of water"
      
      
• http://www.port.nmm.ac.uk
  • search, with "advanced search" containing "stemming" (or "truncation") / browse
  • selection of resources to accompany the NMM current exhibition "Oceans of Discovery" which "explores human endeavours to understand the world and its oceans, from the ealiest navigators to today's cutting-edge technology"
    • John Harrison and the Longitude Problem (which we have already seen)
    • Lost at Sea: the Search for Longitude, leading to site http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/ "By using RealAudio clips, QuickTime virtual reality, Shockwave games, video streaming and more, NOVA online explores the edge of what computers and minds can do"

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