Icons and saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church /
Tradigo, Alfredo,
Icons and saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church / Alfredo Tradigo ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli. - 383 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm. - A guide to imagery . - Guide to imagery .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Iconostasis and the Orthodox calendar -- The Old Testament -- Gospel episodes and church feasts -- The Mother of God -- Christ the Savior -- Apostles and martyrs -- Fathers of the Eastern Church -- Monastic saints of the east -- Russian saints.
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.-Publisher description.
9780892368457 0892368454
9780892368457
J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, C/O Chicago Distribution Center 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628 SAN 202-5280
2005033206
GBA633935 bnb
013431752 Uk
Icons--Dictionaries.
Christian saints in art--Dictionaries.
N8187.5 / . T7313 2006
704.9/4820882819
Icons and saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church / Alfredo Tradigo ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli. - 383 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cm. - A guide to imagery . - Guide to imagery .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Iconostasis and the Orthodox calendar -- The Old Testament -- Gospel episodes and church feasts -- The Mother of God -- Christ the Savior -- Apostles and martyrs -- Fathers of the Eastern Church -- Monastic saints of the east -- Russian saints.
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.-Publisher description.
9780892368457 0892368454
9780892368457
J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, C/O Chicago Distribution Center 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628 SAN 202-5280
2005033206
GBA633935 bnb
013431752 Uk
Icons--Dictionaries.
Christian saints in art--Dictionaries.
N8187.5 / . T7313 2006
704.9/4820882819