this book is intended to help students of art to develop their ability to use english when reading，talking and listening about art. it assumes a certain prior knowledge of the subject and as such does not try to be authoritative.there are many cases。for example with dates，where the book is not always consistent.this is because the source materials often differ on exact dates or ways in which a period in the history of art can be defined.noticing and discussing these differences is part of the opportunity to use english.
内容简介
the various elements in this part are intended to open up the subject.it should give the opportunity for the class to have a first try at discussing the topic in english.for the teacher，this is an opportunity to find out what the students already know and pre‘teach some important vocabulary or concepts that will be needed during the other parts of the chapter.
目录
Preface Chapter 1 Prehistoric Art Chapter 2 Ancient Art--Mesopotamia Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt Chapter 4 Art of the Aegean Civilization Chapter 5 Art of Ancient Greece Chapter 6 Roman Art Chapter 7 Byzantine Art Chapter 8 Romanesque Art Chapter 9 Gothic Art Chapter 10 Renaissance Chapter 11 Baroque Chapter 12 Rococo and Romanticism Chapter 13 Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Chapter 14 Fauvism Cubism and Expressionism Chapter 15 Modern Art：Dadaism，Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism
