"This is a monumental piece of work -- much like the ancient edifices it describes. I'm very impressed with the great depth and breadth of the survey. It will be an important reference work for a long time to come." - James A Harrell, Professor Emeritus of Geology, University of Toledo, and author of the Survey of ornamental stones used in pre-Ottoman mosques of Cairo.
"A monumental achievement! I am amazed at the amount of reading the author has done among such a large and polyglot collection of sources. Researchers will be quarrying the footnotes for years to come. Anyone interested in archaeology or history in the Mediterranean (and farther afield, of course) will find this to be an indispensible work of reference. I am filled with admiration." - Dr David Whitehouse, Executive Director and Curator of Ancient & Islamic Glass, Corning Museum of Glass; and sometime Director of the British Institute of Afghan Studies, and the British School at Rome