Since the beginning of our virtual library, we have valued art as a subject of great relevance. Studying its evolution through time is not only necessary, but also fascinating and adds a lot of weight to our cultural background. Therefore, if you are interested in delving into this area, our collection of art history books in PDF format will be very timely for you.
The beginnings of art are not entirely precise, since to consider a work as art, its aesthetic and expressive functions are taken into account. With this selection of art history books in PDF format, you will be able to see what theories exist about its origin and what art was like in prehistoric times.
Art history is considered a discipline that deals with the study of art, its development and evolution through time and as a fundamental piece of human history. The arts dealt with in this discipline are especially those considered superior. Among them we can mention painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, dance and literature.
However, by tradition, art history deals predominantly with the plastic and visual arts. The others have their own narrative and documentation, such as the history of literature, the history of music or the history of dance.
The classification of art has varied over time. In the Middle Ages, for example, a distinction was made between the mechanical arts and the liberal arts. Later, in the Modern Age, we began to speak of the fine arts and today the classification is much broader. Learn about the evolution of the artistic disciplines through the more than 10 materials, including books and art history articles in PDF format, all of them immediately available and to which you have access for free.
Here we present our complete selection of Art History books:
Living Tradition A Study of Prehistoric Rockpaintings and Indigenous Art from District Sonbhadra Southern Uttar Pradesh India
Indrani Chattopadhyaya
Prehistoric Geometric Rock Art at Gharb Aswan Upper Egypt
Per Storemyr Archaeology and Conservation
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