Publisher's Note

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Publisher's Note ix
4. 1. On the Shoulders of Giants 1
5. 2. Beauty 25
6. 3. Ugliness 45
7. 4. The Absolute and the Relative 73
8. 5. Beautiful Flame 98
9. 6. The Invisible 125
10. 7. Paradoxes and Aphorisms 145
11. 8. Untruths, Lies, Falsifications 170
12. 9. On Some Forms of Imperfection in Art 196
13. 10. Some Revelations on Secrecy 222
14. 11. Conspiracy 243
15. 12. Representations of the Sacred 262
16. Bibliography 287
17. Index 305