The Christmas Creche: Treasure of Faith, Art, and Theater

by Matthew Powell

Book Overview

Elaborate and awe-inspiring. Plain and simple. Christmas creche come in as many varieties as there are people. In exploring the mystery of Christmas through art, drama, and devotion this beautiful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819815446
• ISBN13: 9780819815446
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.9" x 12.4"

Customer Reviews

The Nativity in Art

Father Powell does a great job of collecting creche and paintings from around the world dating from the Middle Ages to modern times. The book begins with famous paintings depicting the birth of Christ, and then switches to photos of creche from around the world. Simple primitive creche to fancy glorified creche are shown and explained. All continents and cultures are represented. He explains the development and history of the creche and the unusual ideas expressed in each. The photos are glorious. This book can be a "coffee table" book, a devotional book to be savored by Christians during the Christmas season, or simply enjoyed from the perspective of art. I love it and highly recommend it. I am glad to see it so readily available because I had to try several times over a period of months to obtain it because it was out of print.