"A welcome addition to the literature on what is perhaps the most marvellous of all British buildings."--John Goodall, Country Life "Reveals the glittering splendour of Brighton's Royal Pavilion."--Phil Hewitt, Hastings & St Leonards Observer "If the text is well-informed, then the excellent illustrations add to the overall grandeur of this book, highlighting many incredible exterior and interior details. Impressive throughout."--David Brown, Best of British "The building has survived fires, storm damage, dry rot, neglect in the war years, and significant threats of demolition, to emerge with flying colours, admirably celebrated in this well-written and handsomely produced volume."--Patrick Conner, Arts of Asia "With vivid imagery and refined illustrations, you'll be captivated by the extraordinary details of a building like no other."--Lorna Fairey, Homes & Antiques "Combining original designs, prints and paintings with photographs of the Pavilion as it is now. The images of the designs allow the reader to see into the creative process, while the photographs of details of the Pavilion emphasise what a wonderful Gesamtkunstwerk it is.

"--Emile de Bruijn, author of Borrowed Landscapes: China and Japan in the Historic Houses and Gardens of Britain and Ireland "Alexandra Loske's beautifully written, magisterial work on the Royal Pavilion at Brighton is itself a pleasure palace: deeply learned but also enchanting to read; not just on the flights of dragons, the eye-popping colour and the mutations of design, but more illuminatingly on contemporary taste in the Regency; how the fantasy by the sea was received and how this most delirious of projects was the creation of a British culture, far from insular but drunk on what is imagined to be oriental passions."--Sir Simon Schama.