ðə lˈaɪbɹi ʃˈoʊ ɐ bˈɛɾɚɹ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌvðə fˈɑːðɚz ʌvðə ɡˈoʊldən pætɹˈɪstɪk ˈeɪdʒ fˈoːɹθ ænd fˈɪfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ðɐn bˈoʊθ ðɪ ˈaɪkənˌɑːfaɪlz hˌuː ɹˈɔŋli klˈeɪmd ðætðə fˈɑːðɚz ʌphˈɛld ðə vˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ænd ðɪ ˈaɪkənˌɑːklæsts hˌuː ɹˈɔŋli klˈeɪmd ðætðə fˈɑːðɚz dɪsɐpɹˈuːvd ʌvðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz.
The Libri show a better understanding of the Fathers of the golden patristic age (fourth and fifth centuries) than both the iconophiles (who wrongly claimed that the Fathers upheld the veneration of images) and the iconoclasts (who wrongly claimed that the Fathers disapproved of the making of images).