Let's say rather that mathematics is a type of art like literature and other forms of codification of thought. For example, in the 18th century you have in your hands the novel "Faust" by Goethe and you don't know German, it is as if you had "Principia Mathematica." by Newton in the 17th century, if you do not master the respective codes/languages ​​to decipher what they say you would not be able to take advantage of the knowledge presented.