Introduction

Our textbook, Arts 101: Art and Architecture from the Prehistoric World through the Medieval World, uses open-access resources that were written by peer-reviewed experts on the topics.  Most of the content of our book is taken from Smarthistory (https://smarthistory.org/), created by art historians and archaeologists.  Smarthistory aims to share information about art and architecture with all people at little or no cost.

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