Review of the hardback: ' … effectively aligns language and art to address fundamental questions of symbolic communication and interpretation in late Antiquity … Janes utilizes superbly the language of art and literature to make vivid to the reader the interdependence of the two … This book fills a need in the field, as it complements the recent work of Peter Brown, Thomas Matthews, Henry Maguire, Averil Cameron and Lix James, among others … we can now perceive the 'visual theatre' of church interiors in a new way.' Church History

• Preface; List of illustrations; Note on conventions; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Roman splendour; 3. The riches of scripture; 4. The art of persuasion; 5. The Christian display of wealth; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Review of the hardback: ' … effectively aligns language and art to address fundamental questions of symbolic communication and interpretation in late Antiquity … Janes utilizes superbly the language of art and literature to make vivid to the reader the interdependence of the two … This book fills a need in the field, as it complements the recent work of Peter Brown, Thomas Matthews, Henry Maguire, Averil Cameron and Lix James, among others … we can now perceive the 'visual theatre' of church interiors in a new way.' Church History

• Preface; List of illustrations; Note on conventions; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Roman splendour; 3. The riches of scripture; 4. The art of persuasion; 5. The Christian display of wealth; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

Review of the hardback: ' … effectively aligns language and art to address fundamental questions of symbolic communication and interpretation in late Antiquity … Janes utilizes superbly the language of art and literature to make vivid to the reader the interdependence of the two … This book fills a need in the field, as it complements the recent work of Peter Brown, Thomas Matthews, Henry Maguire, Averil Cameron and Lix James, among others … we can now perceive the 'visual theatre' of church interiors in a new way.' Church History

• Preface; List of illustrations; Note on conventions; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Roman splendour; 3. The riches of scripture; 4. The art of persuasion; 5. The Christian display of wealth; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.