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Excerpt from The Theory of the Arts, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, Art in Relation to Nature, Civilization, and Man, Comprising an Investigation, Analytical and Critical, Into the Origin, Rise, Province, Principles, and Application of Each of the Arts
With respect to the mode in which the several arts are classified, both in relation to their characteristics and their style, the theory here advanced is new and the author trusts that it is also correct.
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