"Superb illustrations of what is a minor art form in the west; a testimony to the power and splendour of aniconism; sumptuous reprints of kufic verses"
"Unsurpassable account of western art, replete with fascinating insights and riddled with an uncanny pessimism. Average illustrations but old world 'rounded' intelligence."
"Scintillating, fluid prose; excellent sketches of William Morris, Ruskin, 'taste' and the decline of a common symbolic order; asmall jewel of a book."
"Modern, easy-going analysis with beautiful illustrations; early chapters on humanism and Assisi intriguing; from Venice to the 'Magus of the North', a splendid tapestry of a multi-faceted phenomenon"
"Great analysis of how we got where we are; good historical detail and inter-weaving of the historical, political context with a deep understanding of the works themselves."
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