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A stunning collection of our most sacred guardians, The Glory of Angels combines beautifully reproduced art and first-class scholarship to create an instant classic that readers will return to time and time again. Acclaimed author Edward Lucie-Smith provides a wealth of information, including the roles of guardian angels and archangels, the angelic hierarchy, and angels in mythology. There are also stories of fallen angels, angels in disguise, and angels who have given into temptation. Lucie-Smith examines the accounts of reported encounters with angels, from Joan of Arc to William Blake, as well as the biblical stories of Lot, Daniel and Jacob and how each overcame his problems with the help of an angel. Between its gorgeous artwork and fascinating essays, this keepsake truly shows its readers ''the glory of angels.'' Edward Lucie-Smith is an internationally known art critic and historian who has published more than a hundred books in all, including a biography of Joan of Arc, a historical novel, and more than sixty books about art. He is generally regarded as the most prolific and the most widely published writer on art. A number of his books, among them Movements in Art since 1945, Visual Arts of the 20th Century, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Art Today are used as standard academic texts. He lives in London.
