Project Gutenberg 2013-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 139 Zerffi, G. G. (Gustavus George) 1820 1892 Zerffi, Gustavus George Zerffi, George Gustavus 09018303 A Manual of the Historical Development of Art Pre-Historic—Ancient—Classic—Early Christian; with Special Reference to Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Ornamentation E-text prepared by David Garcia, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "A Manual of the Historical Development of Art" by G. G. Zerffi is a scholarly publication written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a concise guide to art history, examining the evolution of artistic expression across various cultures and epochs, with particular emphasis on architecture, sculpture, and painting. Zerffi aims to fill the educational gap regarding art history, advocating for its crucial role in understanding the broader context of human civilization. The beginning of the manual introduces Zerffi's rationale for writing the book, highlighting his eight years of experience as a lecturer on art history. In the preface, he outlines the neglect of art history in educational institutions and emphasizes the significance of understanding art as a reflection of the social, political, and spiritual conditions of different cultures. Zerffi presents art as a mirror of humanity, asserting that to improve national artistic standards, public interest in and appreciation for art must be fostered. He provides the framework of topics that will be explored in subsequent chapters, setting the stage for a detailed examination of various artistic traditions and their historical progression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44509/44509-h/images/cover.jpg en Art -- History N Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: History - General 574414 574156 2024-09-18T15:17:59.856471 2023-09-19T10:52:55.600310 text/html text/html 569980 2013-12-25T14:03:28 text/html 518810 2013-12-25T14:05:45 text/html application/zip 575302 2024-09-18T15:18:10.613400 application/epub+zip 578876 2024-09-18T15:18:02.247460 application/epub+zip 272584 2024-09-18T15:18:01.132435 application/epub+zip 747829 2024-09-18T15:18:16.491369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 687256 2024-09-18T15:18:09.059406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384787 2022-09-20T09:44:56.936617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488449 2024-09-18T15:17:58.336461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 489974 2020-06-15T17:52:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 190465 2020-06-15T17:52:09 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 487830 2013-12-25T13:55:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 189294 2013-12-25T13:55:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 488009 2013-12-25T13:56:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 189010 2013-12-25T13:56:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21708 2024-09-18T15:18:16.653375 application/rdf+xml 13071 2024-09-18T15:18:01.282454 image/jpeg 2286 2024-09-18T15:18:01.207444 image/jpeg 519388 2024-09-18T15:17:59.945436 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog