“In this beautifully illustrated volume, John Holmes, the leading authority on the Pre-Raphaelites and science, equally at home with the visual arts and the written word, uncovers, with élan, the history, artistry, and wider significance of this quite extraordinary Gesamtkunstwerk.”
— Liz Prettejohn, University of York
"Over the course of seven chapters, Holmes succeeds not only in recovering the story behind this boldly original building, but also in advancing a persuasive argument about collaboration and fellowship between the arts and sciences in nineteenth-century Britain."
— Pre-Raphaelite Studies