This book, part of a series of publications devoted to Siena Cathedral, one of Europe's most illustrious cathedrals both in terms of its structure and of the works of art it houses, provides the reader with a kind of catalogue of the frescoes and paintings that constitute the church's exquisite decoration. The book, illustrated with photographs specially taken for the occasion, is unquestionably a valuable companion, but at the same time it provides the reader with a broad and multifaceted overview of Sienese painting, and indeed of Italian painting as a whole, from the 13th to the 19th centuries.