Barron's brand-new AP Art History test prep manual is now available with an optional CD-ROM. The book offers test takers a review of art history, starting with the earliest Western civilizations and extending to art of the present day. Additional chapters focus on non-European art traditions in India, China, Japan, the Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. Major periods are reviewed in separate chapters, each containing historical background, artistic innovation, major artists and movements, key works test takers should know, and relevant vocabulary. Each chapter has multiple-choice review questions and a practice essay with a model response. Every work of art discussed is illustrated in the text with an adjoining bulleted list of its characteristics. A diagnostic exam precedes the chapters surveying art history, and two full-length AP practice exams are presented at the end of the book with answer keys, diagnostic charts, answer explanations, and model essay responses. The text is profusely illustrated and a glossary of important terms is provided The optional CD-ROM presents two additional practice tests with answers and automatic scoring. In addition, the CD-ROM contains a flash card feature to test students' visual memories as they learn to identify 300 works of art.
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Major periods in art history are reviewed: historical background, artistic innovation, major artists and movements, key works, and relevant vocabulary Multiple-choice review questions and a practice essay with a model response follows every art history review chapter One diagnostic test and two full-length model tests come with answer keys, answer explanations, and more Two more practice tests with answers on CD-ROM plus a "flash card" feature that shows 300 famous works of art
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Nothing short of a lifesaver,
By StarGymnast (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Barron's AP Art History with CD-ROM (Barron's AP Art History (W/CD)) (Paperback)
With only 1 week to go until the AP Art History exam, I found myself begin to panic. I had bought this book a month prior to the exam, but it had been sitting in my room, collecting dust. I thought that I would get around to reading it eventually, but thanks to my wonderful procrastination skills, I didn't crack open the spine until a week before the test.
All I have to say now is, thank you, Barron's, for publishing an AP Art History review book that is concise yet lengthy enough to help one do well on the test. I read the book in about a 3-4 day span, crammed all the information into my head, took the test, and came out feeling like I had done remarkably well for using just this book as my only study aid. The Barron's' book will tell you everything you need to know, and just the right amount of it, too. (extra note: It would be wisest NOT to do what I did and wait until a week to study for the test, but I'm sure you know that already.) Unlike the REA Art History book, this book actually has thumbnail images of all of the art, which makes it a lot easier to study. Granted, thumbnails can never serve as substitutions for the real-life thing, which is why this book would be better-suited to those who have taken a 1-year art history survey course with a comprehensive, full-color textbook. That aside, however, this would be the ideal book for anyone who wants to do well on the AP test itself. Whether you start studying months in advance, or week like I did, you should be able to gain the full benefit out of this book. The practice tests were also good and very close to the actual test itself. EDIT: I received a score of 4 on the exam, which was in large part thanks to the help of this book.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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great as a supplement,
By MM. Sharpur (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Barron's AP Art History with CD-ROM (Barron's AP Art History (W/CD)) (Paperback)
Self-studying AP Art History, I find that Barron's does a good job at summarizing the main artistic themes and styles of each era. The book is organized chronologically, with the exception of non-Western art, which are grouped together at the end. This makes it a great companion to Gardner's Art Through the Ages (currently reading) for recapping/quizzing purposes after every chapter.
But do not try to study for the exam from this book alone, as no black-and-white book with thumbnail pictures can possibly allow you to identify the visual features of art that correspond to its time frame, which in my opinion is more important than memorizing all of the pictures in any art history textbook. I would recommend this book as review for anyone who already is in an AP Art History course or is already self-studying from a more comprehensive text.
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This review is from: Barron's AP Art History (Paperback)
This is the first AP book that I have used, so I can't compare it to others. I think that it is very good at explaining the format of the AP exam and the pracice questions that it gives are similar to those on the exam. The questiosn are helpful because some of the AP questions can be tricky. It also gives examples of AP exam essays- this is nice because it shows what you should be including in your essays. I would recommend this book to others because it explains what the AP exam will be like and it includes different areas and cultures of art.
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Students who come to Advance Placement Art History, unlike students who take almost any other AP exam, approach the material afresh in September, with no prior study and no prior understanding of the subject. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
public palace, stepped pyramid, little negative space, essay merits, quadro riportato, art historical period, orant figures, tilted perspective, maniera greca, buon fresco, printmaking process, rib vaults, cyclopean masonry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art History, New York, Saint Peter, Northern European, Answers Explained Multiple-Choice, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, High Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Answer Key, Early Christian, British Museum, Hagia Sophia, Practice Exercises, Rome Figure, French Revolution, Art Nouveau, World War, National Museum, Old Kingdom, Archaeological Museum, Leonardo da Vinci, Egyptian Museum, Sistine Chapel Browse Sample Pages:
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Students who come to Advance Placement Art History, unlike students who take almost any other AP exam, approach the material afresh in September, with no prior study and no prior understanding of the subject. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
public palace, stepped pyramid, little negative space, essay merits, quadro riportato, art historical period, orant figures, tilted perspective, maniera greca, buon fresco, printmaking process, rib vaults, cyclopean masonry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art History, New York, Saint Peter, Northern European, Answers Explained Multiple-Choice, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, High Renaissance, Italian Renaissance, Answer Key, Early Christian, British Museum, Hagia Sophia, Practice Exercises, Rome Figure, French Revolution, Art Nouveau, World War, National Museum, Old Kingdom, Archaeological Museum, Leonardo da Vinci, Egyptian Museum, Sistine Chapel Browse Sample Pages:
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