Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts

Used for Art History - Great Textbook

interesting history, required for class

It was a forced purchase for a class I was forced to take. Would I have bought it? No. Did I need it, yes. Do I recommend it if you HAVE too? Yes. Not much else needs to be said.

Renting this book with the Amazon Student Prime membership actually saved me a ton of money from buying or renting the same exact textbook from my college campus. Seriously, don't waste money buying/renting from the campus bookstores!!! This saved me SO MUCH and gave me enough time to return it by the end of the semester.

It came fast, the book was ripped from the back but it was taped up a little. Other than that, every things okay.

I won't be judgemental because this is a book required for school. Its a nice book, I just don't like art.

I got this textbook along with two others for the fall semester, and shipping was a breeze. All arrived together and on time. However, the other two were clearly dirty. I had to scrub them with wipes to remove the grime. This one, on the other hand, was placed inside a plastic bag and had no visible dirt on it! It’s also fairly crisp, and isn’t wobbly. Will be put to good use!

The book itself looks fine, smells pretty bad though. The package came in shrink wrap that says “not returnable if shrink wrap broken?” and the picture above shows that the shrink wrap was literally torn to pieces. I grabbed it out of the box and the shrink wrap almost fell off because it was so torn. It also came with an access code. I don’t need an access code for my class, and I don’t know if I’ll be charged extra for using the access code? I just need the book.