Revelations: Visions of the Second Coming from the Old and New Testaments

An exquisite book of illustrations from the book of Revelations by National Foundation for the Arts and Rockefeller Foundation Visual Arts award winner, Gloria Thomas. A beautiful gift for a medieval art/scripture lover. The quality of the presentation, the handsome slip cover (instead of a dust jacket), the heavy quality paper, the gilding of the illustrations and borders, and the breathtaking beauty of the paintings make this a very satisfying book for an art collector.

There are any number of books that reprint the scriptures of the Old and New Testament concerning the Second Coming of the Christ so why should you buy this one??? For no other reason than the calligraphy. Awesome.

This exquisite book is a personal journey of such devotion and urgency that the power of the Holy Spirit seems to permeate the glorious color and vibrancy of Ms. Thomas' paintings. The reader/browser cannot be prepared by a simple "review" for the beauty and inspiration that lies within the pages of "Revelations" . When I looked into this book I felt like some intruder who unexpectedly comes upon a person deep in prayer and is unaware that she can be heard praising her Creator. Everything about the book is beautiful, from the unusual and original style of Ms. Thomas' painting to the elegant calligraphic rendering (by Mary Breeden) of the actual Biblical text of Revelation. It is encased in a lovely slipcover, which seems most fitting, because after one opens this treasure one needs to feel it is put away in something that will hold it safely kept, that will protect its stunning visions from harm, that will keep its gifted author's heart from careless tresspassers.