The Social History of Art, Volume 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Middle Ages
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The Social History of Art, Volume 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Middle Ages

Arnold Hauser
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Volume 1 of this comprehensive social history of art takes the reader from prehistoric naturalism, art and magic, through the art of the orient, ancient Greece and Rome to the high art of the European middle ages.
Genres: ArtHistoryArt HistoryNonfictionPhilosophyAncientCulturalCriticismSociologyHistorical
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