Theology of the Icon Tapa blanda - 1992

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr. Used - Very Good.

Brand: St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used: Good.

Crestwood, New York, USA: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1992. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp207-528pp w index. Fifty-seven indexed plates. Fold-out diagram intact and without wear. Colour illustrated wrapper is clean and without edgewear, showing soft vertical crease to back cover. Binding square and not creased. Octavo. Originally published in French under the title La Theologie del'icnone (Les Editions du Cerf, 1980) and translated to the English by Anthony Gythiel.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Crestwood Tuckahoe, New York, U.S.A.: Harvey, William, 1992. Book. New. Trade Paperback. Reprint. Reprint. 8vo. Set of two new trade paperbacks. The Theology of the Icon includes more than the basic theory of the transfiguration of beauty and the sanctification of art. It is a fundamental element in the entire body of Orthodox Tradition. In this two-volume work, Leonid Ouspensky provides the reader with a deep and serious approach to the mystery of the sacred image. He surveys the development of the sacred art of the Christian East from its beginnings in catacomb art through the iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth century. Drawing especially on the Russian Orthodox tradition, the author studies a large number of texts with care and in great detail. He includes an analysis of the flowering of early Russian iconography, tracing its later development and the state of the art today. The 51 black and white photo illustrations, along with the four-panel foldout and six color plates, will enable… Leer más

Crestwood Tuckahoe, New York, U.S.A.: Harvey, William, 1992. Book. New. Trade Paperback. Reprint. Reprint. 8vo. Set of two new trade paperbacks. The Theology of the Icon includes more than the basic theory of the transfiguration of beauty and the sanctification of art. It is a fundamental element in the entire body of Orthodox Tradition. In this two-volume work, Leonid Ouspensky provides the reader with a deep and serious approach to the mystery of the sacred image. He surveys the development of the sacred art of the Christian East from its beginnings in catacomb art through the iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth century. Drawing especially on the Russian Orthodox tradition, the author studies a large number of texts with care and in great detail. He includes an analysis of the flowering of early Russian iconography, tracing its later development and the state of the art today. The 51 black and white photo illustrations, along with the four-panel foldout and six color plates, will enable… Leer más