“Mr. Calvert has performed a useful work.”—Daily Telegraph.
“An excellent piece of work.”—The Times.
“One of the books to which a simple literary review cannot pretend to do justice.”—Spectator.
“The making of this book must surely have been a veritable labour of love; and love’s labour has certainly not been lost.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
“A most gorgeous book.... We cheerfully admit Mr. Calvert into the ranks of those whom posterity will applaud for delightful yet unprofitable work.”—Outlook.
“A truly sumptuous volume.”—Nation.
“Mr. Calvert has given a very complete account of the evolution of Moresco art.”—The Connoisseur.
“The occasional delicacy of design and harmony of colour can scarcely be surpassed ... a valuable and profusely illustrated volume.”—Guardian.
“It is illustrated with so lavish a richness of colour that to turn its pages gives one at first almost the same impression of splendour as one receives in wandering from hall to hall of the Alcazar of Seville: and this is probably the highest compliment we could pay to the book or its author.”—Academy.
“It is impossible to praise too highly the care with which the illustrations have been prepared.”—Birmingham Daily Post.