Icons

by Robin Cormack and CORMACK ROBIN

Book Overview

Byzantine and Russian Orthodox icons are perhaps the most enduring form of religious art ever developed--and one of the most mysterious. This book, featuring the painted panels made for churches and for prayer at home, provides an accessible guide to their story and power. Illustrated mostly with Cretan, Greek, and Russian examples from the British Museum, which houses Britain's most important collection of icons, the book examines icons in the context...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026195
• ISBN13: 9780674026193
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 8.6"