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

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

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

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

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

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

An Introductory Art History Survey Online

  This ambitious and vivid study in six volumes explores the journey of a single, electrifying story, from its first... see more

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

'Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Suite integrates the formal principles of the... see more

Teachers of various age groups and subjects will find this material useful. This resource will be of particular interest... 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

"Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and... see more

This is a concise history of art from prehistoric through the modern era.

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

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

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

This learning system provides a variety of materials on Earth and space sciences, such as images, movies, animations, and... see more

According to the Orange Grove, "This PDF textbook from the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces Korea's artistic... see more

Although the Breslau arts scene was one of the most vibrant in all of Weimar-era Germany, it has largely disappeared from... see more

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