Saint Thomas Aquinas by George N. Shuster, in this distinguished Easton Press edition (1995), is a luminous tribute to the medieval philosopher-theologian whose ideas shaped Western thought. Illustrated with the refined wood engravings of Reynolds Stone, whose crisp, contemplative lines mirror Aquinas’s intellectual clarity, this volume pairs scholarly insight with artistic grace.
Shuster’s biography distills Aquinas’s vast legacy—from the Summa Theologica to his reconciliation of faith and reason—into accessible prose, emphasizing his enduring influence on ethics, law, and metaphysics. Stone’s engravings (a cathedral’s rose window, a quill poised over parchment) echo the harmony of Aquinas’s vision: “Grace perfects nature.”
Bound in Easton Press’s full leather with 22-karat gold accents, this edition is a fitting vessel for the Angelic Doctor’s wisdom—ideal for collectors of philosophy, theology, or the art of the book.
“The things that we love tell us what we are.” —Aquinas’s dictum, gilt-stamped for permanence.
