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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100892368454
ISBN-139780892368457
eBay Product ID (ePID)50579026
Product Key Features
Book TitleIcons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSubjects & Themes / Religious, Russian & Former Soviet Union, European
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorAlfredo Tradigo
Book SeriesA Guide to Imagery Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight25 oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-033206
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal704.9/4820882819
SynopsisAn icon (from the Greek word "eikon," "image") is a wooden panel painting of a holy person or scene from Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire that is practiced today mainly in Greece and Russia. It was believed that these works acted as intermediaries between worshipers and the holy personages they depicted. Their pictorial language is stylized and primarily symbolic, rather than literal and narrative. Indeed, every attitude, pose, and color depicted in an icon has a precise meaning, and their painters--usually monks--followed prescribed models from iconographic manuals. The goal of this book is to catalogue the vast heritage of images according to iconographic type and subject, from the most ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constantinople, and Russia. Chapters focus on the role of icons in the Orthodox liturgy and on common iconic subjects, including the fathers and saints of the Eastern Church and the life of Jesus and his followers. As with other volumes in the Guide to Imagery series, this book includes a wealth of color illustrations in which details are called out for discussion., Explore the extensive imagery and fascinating stories of hundreds of Orthodox Christian icons and saints. An icon (from the Greek word eikon , "image") is a wooden panel painting of a holy person or scene from Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire that is practiced today mainly in Greece and Russia. It was believed that these works acted as intermediaries between worshipers and the holy personages they depicted. Their pictorial language is stylized and primarily symbolic, rather than literal and narrative. Indeed, every attitude, pose, and color depicted in an icon has a precise meaning, and their paintersusually monksfollowed prescribed models from iconographic manuals. Featuring over 400 color images, this book catalogues the vast heritage of images according to iconographic type and subject, from the most ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constantinople, and Russia. Chapters focus on the role of icons in the Orthodox liturgy and on common iconic subjects, including the fathers and saints of the Eastern Church and the life of Jesus and his followers., Explore the extensive imagery and fascinating stories of hundreds of Orthodox Christian icons and saints.
LC Classification NumberN8187.5.T7313 2006
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- 17. Apr. 2018
Superb introdruction to classical orthodox icons
I have been a collector and dealer in orthodox icons for over 25 years. This volume has several benefits: excellent color representations of subjects, concise and to-the-point historical and miracle-related events, coverage of some of the rarer types of icons, handy carry about size. Well worth acquisition for novice or long-established collector. I wish that I had found this book earlier.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 01. Jun. 2020
Better than I hoped
Informative Colourful Just greatBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Sep. 2024
Mor about icons than saints
Super fine print. Hard to readBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
