Sacred Art in East and West, 1st Edition (Wisdom Foundation Series)
Again and again one has the impression that ... [Burckhardt] has "said the last word" on [the subject of sacred art]. --Martin Lings,former Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts at the British Museum, review article in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic SocietyHis bearing, modesty and natural reticence hid his great stature as an artist, scholar, and man of wisdom. --Keith Critchlow, author of Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological ApproachNo one since the legendary A[nanda] Coomaraswamy has been able to demonstrate how entire civilizations define themselves through their art. --Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions and Why Religion MattersThe total sincerity and clarity of exposition ... cannot but attract the reader to That Itself from which these truths radiate. --Jean-Claude Petitpierre, colleague of Titus BurckhardtThis book ... is a treasure and should be on the shelves of every teacher of art and ... art student today. --Emma Clark, author of Underneath Which Rivers Flow: The Symbolism of the Islamic Garden