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A largely novel anthology of essays examines secular as well as religious art and architecture throughout the highlands (not just in Quito); Miguel de Santiago and the emergence of the Escuela Quiten a; iconography as pedagogy; {cofradi as;} nuns as artists, patrons, and collectors; the role of Andeans in public celebrations and religious feasts; silverwork; the unrealized project for a radically new Riobamba following the earthquake of 1797; and {quiten o} artists and their oeuvre as exports. Arrestingly, profusely, and stunningly illustrated. Well documented. Includes an excellent bibliography. The authors (Alexandra Kennedy Troya, Pilar Ponce Leiva, Susan Verdi Webster, Nancy P. Mora n Proan o, Alfonso Ortiz Crespo, and Jesu s Paniagua Pe rez) are leading authorities. Kennedy's preface constitutes a quasi-review of the historiography and current state of study of the history of art and architecture in the former Audiencia of Quito. One of the most important contributions to the history of art and architecture of Ecuador ever published, and without question the most innovative and multifaceted in several decades. [M.T. Hamerly]