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Meanings of history of the arts in English

Russian
искусствознание
Portuguese
história da arte
Spanish
estudio de la historia del arte
Catalan
estudi de la història de l'art
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Academic study of objects of art in their historical development.

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        искусствознание
        Usage of history of the arts in English
        1
        The history of the arts gives us abundant examples and warnings in this matter.
        Hopes and Fears for Art
        2
        This connecting link is furnished by criticism, which both elucidates the history of the arts, and makes the theory fruitful.
        Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature
        3
        In the history of the arts, now publishing by the French Academy of Sciences, several of them are actually explained in this manner.
        An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
        4
        Moreover, we shall not concern ourselves with the origin or history of the arts further than is needful for an understanding of their general character.
        The Principles of Aesthetics
        5
        But Doyle is a surviving victim of one of the greatest cock-ups in the history of the Arts Council.
        The Irish Times
        6
        Next winter I hope to be able to send you Vertue's History of the Arts, as I have put it together from his collections.
        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
        Translations for history of the arts