In his introductory essay, Robert Hall writes, "Tom Phillips' first one-man show with Angela Flowers was an instant hit that has led to an astonishing, abundant variety of erudite and imaginative creation, not only of figurative paintings and treated books, but (among others) tapestries, calligraphy and manuscripts, of which 'Palimpsest' (1987), worked over in 2004) is an intriguing and beautiful example." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.