David Jones has been described as the greatest poet-painter since Blake and his work is rich in scope and complexity. Tom Phillips was influenced by him, particularly his use of carved letterforms. Jonathan Miles and Derek Shiel provided the text of definitive biography. The drawings of elongated religious figures made by Jones in the twenties may have influenced Houedard's religious drawings in the fifties. A chapter in the book details Jones' inscriptions and their relation to concrete poetry. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.