With enthusiasm and learning Alec Clifton-Taylor leads us through nine centuries of English cathedral architecture and decoration, from their Norman beginnings through the flowering of Gothic to the concrete and metal structures of the twentieth century. 'He brilliantly explores and analyses (by period and style) the evolving pattern of our medieval cathedrals - "the supreme expression of English architecture". The result is the most enjoyable and stimulating introduction to the subject that I have yet encountered' (The Daily Telegraph) 'His characteristically personal approach, with its strongly held and strongly expressed opinions, blows a lot of cobwebs off a subject that might seem to have been over-explored already' (The Times Literary Supplement) 'Clifton-Taylor has long nursed a deep love for cathedrals and the text is informed and enthusiastic' (The Architectural Review) Thames and Hudson