MERLOT Materials

'Art is that which elevates our interpretation of the world and of ourselves from simple description or narrative to the... see more

Smarthistory.org is a free award-winning multimedia web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for... see more

'The Boundless Art History textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that provides an overview of the culturally... see more

Now hosted by Khan Academy, smART History is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even... see more

This is a free, wikibook on the topic of Art History. General topics include: * 1 Theories of art * 2 Art and class * 3... see more

The essays in this book chart how women’s profound and turbulent experiences of migration have been articulated in... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle.  Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

This is a free, online textbook that covers the following topics:  Italy, Florence and Tuscany, The Medici Family,... see more

In 1911 Vasily Kandinsky published the first edition of ‘On the Spiritual in Art’, a landmark modernist treatise in which... see more

"The fine arts are Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Poetry, and Music, and though we could live if none of these... see more

"The art of ancient Egypt and the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art come together in this comprehensive... see more

According to The Orange Grove, "This PDF textbook from the Metropolitan Museum of Art provides background information for... see more

"A great and early civilization arose on the subcontinent of South Asia that in time spread northward to the Himalayan... see more

smARThistory.org is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the... see more

"This publication was designed not only to introduce the Museum's collection of Greek art to teachers and their students,... see more

'The rich and diverse artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa is presented in forty traditional works in the... see more

"A comprehensive review of Christian symbolism, from the primitive Church to the present. Lavishly illustrated with... see more

'The art of ancient Egypt and the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art come together in this comprehensive... see more

According to the author, 'I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music,... see more

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by... see more

"Historical economics, drawing on history, politics, cultural anthropology, sociology, and geography, bridges the gap... see more

'The materials on this Web site include a U.S. history textbook; over 400 annotated documents from the Gilder Lehrman... see more

Review of adoption of Khan Academy Art History as open online texbook replacement.

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by... see more