Gardner's Guide Through the Ages

I use the Gardner's Art through the Ages book in my AP Art History course, and have found that students who order and use the study guides take better notes while reading the text. This is certainly a college level textbook and the lengthy readings can sometimes be hard to get through. The study guides emphasize important terms and vocabulary, and help the reader to pull out important "firsts" in the time period or culture being studied. Along with notes from classroom lectures, the study guides make a great review tool in preparing for the National exam in May.

Gardner's Art through the Ages gives a comprehensive picture of art history. How can a student learn all the material in this book? The student can buy this study guide. It is gives excellent and thought-provoking questions. The parallel textbook doesn't have questions like other books, so this book is absolutely key to learning art history. Whether you are in a high school Advanced Placement art history course or in an introductory college course, buy this book. It asks questions about important points in art history, has "discussion questions" and has a special feature where the student fills out a chart of the important works of a period.