<p>I am using Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Barrons, and The Annotated Mona Lisa. Should I also buy the Annotated Arch?</p>
<p>I dont think so. Everything you have already should get you prepared. You have all the resources its up to you to learn and review the materials.</p>
<p>Yeah it was perfect, I managed to get a 5 with these materials :)</p>
<p>Do you think i could get by with Mona lisa and barrons alone? assuming i have an online class (flvS) with it?</p>
<p>I think that’s fine. Gardner’s had a lot of information though.</p>
<p>I thought gardners was a textbook and thus expensive. nvm i’ll get all 3</p>
<p>Yeah it is a textbook, but it provided a lot of information for the exam. I would try borrowing it if you can, it’s a gigantic book.</p>
<p>I used Gardener, Stoakstad, and Barron’s did well (4) considering I used that period as homework time.</p>
<p>Hello prospective AP Art History students,</p>
<p>I thought I would add my feedback because so many have helped on these boards. </p>
<p>First, self-study students must look through the College Board course description to see how APAH is broken down thematically. So many students seem to forget that the AP free-response questions focus on thematic subject matter. Memorization of detail is important, but synthesis is key to answering the FRQs. </p>
<p>Gardner’s Art Through the Ages is a tome - in excess of 1000 pages. If your APAH class uses it, read your assignments and benefit from the added historical background information. Otherwise, it is too big and unwieldy for self-study. </p>
<p>Stokstad is more user-friendly. The writing style is less ponderous and the illustrations are of very good quality. There is more than sufficient detail and historical background information. If you are self-studying and want to have access to a textbook, this is the one I would advise you use.</p>
<p>Barron’s AP Art History. We looked at this book and the competing review books at the bookstore. Barron’s is the only review book that HAS PICTURES – absolutely essential for APAH, obviously. If you are self-studying APAH, start with this and, if you feel the need, get a used copy of Stokstad. </p>
<p>Good luck to all!</p>