"A sumptuously illustrated coffee-table volume."
--Rupert Christiansen, The Daily Telegraph

"One of the most beautiful, interesting, and fulfilling books in scenography---ever!"
--Dr. Joel E. Rubin, co-founder of OISTAT & USITT

"If I had received this book as a Christmas gift, I would have been like a child in a toy or sweet shop."
--Liam Murphy, The Munster Express, Waterford City, Ireland

"It reminded me of the first time that I attended the Prague Quadrennial, when I ran from room to room at the industrial palace, giddy with excitement from seeing all these designs in one place, comparing the look of designs from Egypt to those of China."
-- Stephen Di Benedetto, TD&T

"Spellbinding images for all theatre fans.">--Rupert Christiansen, The Daily Telegraph

"I took the most pleasure from the copious full-color drawings, models, and production photos that made an attractive representation of strange visions from far corners of the world."
-- Stephen Di Benedetto, TD&T

"It is a reservoir that can be used in a dozen ways."
-- Stephen Di Benedetto, TD&T

"It is a treasury of memorable images, that I will visit and revisit and marvel at, again and again."
--Liam Murphy, The Munster Express, Waterford City, Ireland

"One of the most important works on scene design ever published."
-- The DRAMA BOOK SHOP, Inc. New York City

"And this is certainly a beautiful volume, one that designers and many other theatre people world-wide will want to own."
-- Don Rubin - Critical Stages , International Association of Theatre Critics

"Page after page offers the pure pleasure of seeing the work of brilliantly talented designers."
-- David Barbour, Lighting and Sound International

"It is impossible not to look forward to the next editions."
-- David Barbour, Lighting and Sound International

"I strongly recommend it to theatre scholars, patrons, students, fashion designers, art collectors, historians, architects, and entertainment entrepreneurs."
--Emmanuel Dandaura, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria.