ART HISTORY VOL.1

With spring gift-giving season upon us, what could be more welcome than a revised, two-volume, slipcased edition of the book that Publishers Weekly described as "destined to establish itself a modern classic"? Most moms, dads, and grads, like the rest of us, know what they like, but how much do we know about art history? Marilyn Stokstad's Art History does a fine job of filling in the gaps in even the most informed aficionado's knowledge. Not content to cover the only usual Western suspects, the lavishly illustrated Art History endeavors to be inclusive of all key world cultures and traditions.