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The Mystical Language of Icons
Language: en
Pages: 113
Authors: Solrunn Nes
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-10 - Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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Solrunn Nes, one of Europe's most admired iconographers, illuminates the world of Christian icons, explaining the motifs, gestures, and colors common to these p
Icons and the Mystical Origins of Christianity
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Richard Temple
Categories: Church history
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated

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Back in print after ten years, this searching work uses the imagery of icons as the basis for an exploration of the true mystical source of the Christian faith.
Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Language: en
Pages: 384
Authors: Alfredo Tradigo
Categories: Christian saints in art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Getty Publications

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Catalogues the heritage of images according to type and subject, from the ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constan
Another Brush with God
Language: en
Pages: 145
Authors: Peter Pearson
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
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Step-by-step instructions for painting icons, from original drawings through finished product. This is the sequel to the authors previous work, A Brush with God
The Meaning of Icons
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: LĂ©onide Ouspensky
Categories: Christianity and art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1982 - Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

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"The nature of the icon cannot be grasped by means of pure art criticism, nor by the adoption of a sentimental point of view. Its forms are based on the wisdom