About the book: 2020 / Is the history of art, written almost a century and a half ago, interesting to modern people? Would a publisher benefit today by offering this book to readers? Yes, if the author of the “General History of Arts” P.P. Gnedich. Read the text on any page, look closely at the restored engravings and admit: you couldn’t say anything better about art. The book does not contain a boring listing of artifacts with a description of their stylistic features. The book does not have a strict timeline. However, it contains the author’s enthusiastic story about the subject of research, love for its details, perfect control of the rhythm of the narrative and skillful use of visuals. Having become acquainted with the work of P.P. Gnedich once, the reader will forever remain infected with art, according to modern publishers, this is one of the wonderful infections.