"A new volume, edited by Charlotte Gautier of the University of London, will introduce readers to 'London’s oldest parish church' with essays on the church’s history, stretching from the time of Henry I to today."

The New Criterion

"Overall, this is a well-presented and scrupulously researched volume, which tells the story of St Bartholomew’s afresh in the light of modern research. That’s a very considerable and welcome achievement. [...] Hopefully it will not only encourage further research into this extraordinary medieval survival in the heart of modern London but raise its popular profile as well.

The Art Newspaper

"This ambitious, well-illustrated book, containing much new research, consists of a series of essays on the architecture of the priory church and its furnishings, monuments, music, and art, from the foundation to the present day."

London Topographical Society Newsletter

"The priory's story is told in this fine new collaborative history, published to mark the nine-hundredth anniversary of its foundation by Rahere (d. 1144)... The book is richly illustrated, and it concludes with useful appendices..."

Church Monuments

"a coherent and wide-ranging survey that does justice to this important church ... an attractive book that is pleasing to read, not least because it is well and generously illustrated with colour images throughout."

The Local Historian