<P><B></B> Written in jargon-free, reader-friendly language, this is one of the first volumes to make art historical theory accessible to those at the <I>introductory</I> level. <B></B> A review of contemporary theory of art history provides readers with lucid prose and concrete examples. Discussion of eighteenth- and nineteenth- century theories that are important to art history offers readers a review of historically important issues in philosophy. Illustrations of well-known works of art show readers how theory has application to images. <B></B> Art historians and educators. </P>