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Icons and saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church / Alfredo Tradigo ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli.

By: Tradigo, Alfredo [author.]Contributor(s): Sartarelli, Stephen, 1954- [translator.]Language: English Original language: Italian Series: Guide to imageryDescription: 383 pages : colour illustrations ; 20 cmISBN: 9780892368457; 0892368454Uniform titles: Icone e santi d'Oriente. English Subject(s): Icons -- Dictionaries | Christian saints in art -- DictionariesDDC classification: 704.9/4820882819 LOC classification: N8187.5 | . T7313 2006
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.