The universal story of the arts

Predicting the first edition of his book, the writer, playwright and translator Petr Petrovich Gnedich defined the goal of him: “A real book is the first attempt to give in Russian, in living and compressed exposition, a picture of the general course of art development from ancient times to the present day ... "And he succeeded - what is the main merit of P.P. Gnedich, whose authority as a popularizer of classical knowledge about art is still indispensable.
The volume of the actual material stated in the "general history of arts" without exaggeration is huge: a complete picture of the development of architecture, painting, sculptures from ancient times and ending with the twentieth century unfolds before the reader. The book presents all the best that was created by the geniuses of painting, sculpture, architecture in the entire centuries -old history of human civilization.
The graphic material is equally magnificent - about a thousand illustrations of excellent quality make this book an ideal gift. The undeniable advantage of the proposed publication is additional reference material, explanations for illustrations, comments and the necessary notes. The modern richly illustrated publication will become a real decoration of the home library, an unforgettable gift for everyone who is interested in the masterpieces of world art from ancient Egypt to the classical works of Russian masters.
4th edition, corrected and supplemented