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Foreword.
Introduction.
PART I: Appreciating Art.
Chapter 1: What Is Art?
Chapter 2: How to Appreciate Art Without an Advanced Degree.
Chapter 3: How to Visit a Museum the Way the Pros Do.
PART II: Art through the Ages.
Chapter 4: Prehistoric Art (More Sophisticated Than You Would Believe).
Chapter 5: The Ancient World: Still the Most Exciting.
Chapter 6: Medieval Art (Definitely Not the Dark Ages).
Chapter 7: The Renaissance and Revivals.
Chapter 8: The Northern European "Renaissance".
Chapter 9: Mannerism: Sensuality and the Bizarre.
Chapter 10: The Baroque: The True Golden Age.
Chapter 11: The Sparkling 18th Century.
Chapter 12: Neoclassicism and the Romantic Twinge.
Chapter 13: Impressionism (The Poetry of the Land and Mankind).
Chapter 14: Post-Impressionism (Or Better, Pre-Modern).
Chapter 15: Modern Art: The Bold, the Beautiful, and the Not-So-Beautiful.
Chapter 16: Contemporary Art and Its "ISMs" (Not Always So Nice, but Ever Exciting).
Chapter 17: A Look at Art Beyond the Western World.
PART III: Beginning Your Own Collection.
Chapter 18: Getting Ready to Collect.
Chapter 19: How to Play the Buying Game.
PART IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: The Greatest Works of Western Civilization.
Chapter 21: The Ten Most Interesting Artists (And Why).
Chapter 22: Ten Artists Worth Watching.
Chapter 23: How to Tell if Your Child Has Artistic Genius and Then What to Do.
PART V: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Artspeak Unmasked.
Appendix B: The Professional's Checklist on How to Buy Art.
Appendix C: Art Chronology.
The Essential Guide to the World's Top Art Cities and Centers.
The Awesome Americas.
Europe (All That's Worth a Detour).
Non-Western Destinations.
Bibliography.
Index.
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