Help: Functionality

What search and browse options are available?

There are multiple ways of navigating the content

• The main Search box in the header
• Advanced Search: search by author name, category or identifier
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• World Map: accessible from the homepage and from 'Teaching and Learning Tools' in the top navigation, this feature provides an interactive way of browsing the contents of the encyclopedia by place
• Timeline of Surrealism: accessible from the homepage and from 'Teaching and Learning Tools' in the top navigation, the timeline provides an overview of key events, publications and films, and artworks in the history of Surrealism, from 1917 to 2016. The timeline also provides links to related content.

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How do I cite texts from Bloomsbury International Encyclopedia of Surrealism?

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