<p>I finally found a great AP Art History review book! It is entitled AP Art History and is published by REA. The authors have been the College Board's top AP Art History teachers for the past three years in a row. Their knowledge of what to study is awesome. The chapters are clearly written and surprisingly interesting. The practice tests are by far the best I have seen. Not to be missed. My highest recommendation. And just in time to help for this year's test.</p>
<p>really, your not just messing with use, you actually think its good?
I'm not sarcastic but if it's good i'm geting it, I just want to make sure your not the author, althought you would probably not admit it anyway</p>
<p>No I am not messing with you! And yes, it really is an amazing book.</p>
<p>Teacher told me about book. Bought it through amazon.com. 2-3 weeks delivery but amazon said it should come about 7 business days. Teacher said it should be good. She found out about it through College Board blog with other AP teachers. Will enter post when I get it.</p>
<p>Thank you Triwizard! I ordered the AP Art History book directly from REA. You are right. The book is amazing!</p>
<p>i always wondered why ap art history had no test prep. i realized it by taking the exam: the area covered is so vast with thousands of images that it is better to just skim over ur giant textbooks Gardner or Janson. that's exactly how i studie for ap art history exam and i got a 5. took it in 2006.</p>
<p>Sauronvoldemort you're right. Gardner, Janson and Stokestad are massive books. Each one is over 1,000 pages long. That's why there is such a need for a review book that explains key points and focuses on the pictures, styles, artists, etc we need to study. And that is exactly what the REA book does. This book is amazing. The authors are the College Boards three-time AP Art History world champs! Enuf said.</p>
<p>Caravingsta and Triwizard are obviously advertising.</p>
<p>I am recommending the book because it is good! Period. Case closed.</p>
<p>UPS just brought REA book. It looks good. Happy with my purchase.</p>
<p>wow now there are three advertisers!</p>
<p>anyone who reads this. i am just trying to help. if you want to believe the last self-proclaimed whiz kid, study all the big textbooks --- good luck!!! i said in a previous post I would respond when i received my REA book and i did!</p>
<p>Thank God! I've been poring over The Annotated Mona Lisa and The Annotated Arch and my huge textbook. Thank you.</p>
<p>I am an AP Art History student in Maryland. Our teacher ordered us a class set of the new REA book. It is truly excellent. Here's what I like: Great organization that matches Gardner. Interesting chapters that tell students what to study and what NOT to study. Fantastic concluding chapter that defines and illustrates key terms. Very realistic tests. This book really does live up to expectations. LOL for those foolish enough to ignore it.</p>
<p>This book is more than amazing it is incredible. The more I use it the more I love it. Other review books try to list every possible fact. Not this one. Each chapter opens with a few paragraphs explaining what is important and what is NOT important. Here is an example: "Although this era of French dominance played a pivotal role in European history, it occupies a relatively modest place on the AP Art History exam. Most exams have two to four multiple choice questions on French art from 1661 to 1789. Since 1983 there have been five slide-based multiple-choice questions and three short essay questions. It is interesting to note that the most frequently tested figures are Louis XIV and his architects and the female artists Elisabeth Louise Vigree-Lebrun and Adelaide Labille-Guiard." Is this great or what!!!!</p>
<p>I agree completely with the Bluerider. The opening sections explaining what to study and what not to study are a HUGE help. For example, it turns out that while Pompeii is important the College Board has never tested the four styles. I wish someone had told this to my teacher!</p>
<p>Caravagista is right. AP Art History covers so much materials that it is vital to know what to study and just as vital to know what not to study. It turns out that Baroque Art is the most frequently questioned topic. Bernini is second only to Michelangelo. And don't leave out the Neoclassical sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon!</p>
<p>Several people have asked about architecture and the AP Exam. Architecture is a significant part of the exam. According to the College Board "acorn book" architecture is 25 percent of the exam. That's alot. The best review books are The Annotated Arch by Carol Strickland and the REA book AP Art History. Supplement both with DK's excellent Architecture by Neil Stevenson.</p>
<p>Triwizard, thanks for your advice. Can you recommend any good sources for sculpture? Do you know how much of the test is devoted to sculpture?</p>
<p>Thank you CC! The REA book is great. Very glad I ordered a copy. Sculpture is 25 percent of the test. Michelangelo and Bernini have generated the most questions. However, don't overlook Jean Antoine Houdon and Canova, they are also important.</p>