Art History and Appreciation.Helen D. Hume. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992. Illustrated, 367 pp., paperback, $89.95. This is a spiral-bound compilation of ready-to-use projects and activities based on artists, artworks, art styles and cultures. The book is arranged chronologically chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. from pre-history to the present day, and draws on Western and non-Western traditions. Forty color slides are included with slide scripts, eighty-eight classroom-tested, art-history-related projects appropriate for middle and high school students, and more than 100 illustrated, reproducible re·pro·duce v. re·pro·duced, re·pro·duc·ing, re·pro·duc·es v.tr. 1. To produce a counterpart, image, or copy of. 2. Biology To generate (offspring) by sexual or asexual means. activity sheets and handouts. The art-history content is divided into twelve sections that include The Beginnings of Art, Africa and Islam and Traditional Art of the Americas. Project titles include Asian Printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. , Adinkra, Bayeaux Tapestry tapestry, hand-woven fabric of plain weave made without shuttle or drawboy, the design of weft threads being threaded into the warp with fingers or a bobbin. , Old Master Drawings and Wrap a Building. This is a practical kit of resources and activities that would be helpful to secondary level art teachers interested in enlivening en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. their art history
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