{"product_id":"icons-and-saints-of-the-eastern-orthodox-church-paperback","title":"Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfredo Tradigo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn icon (from the Greek word \"eikon,\" \"image\") is a wooden panel painting of a holy person or scene from Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire that is practiced today mainly in Greece and Russia. It was believed that these works acted as intermediaries between worshipers and the holy personages they depicted. Their pictorial language is stylized and primarily symbolic, rather than literal and narrative. Indeed, every attitude, pose, and color depicted in an icon has a precise meaning, and their painters--usually monks--followed prescribed models from iconographic manuals.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfredo Tradigo\u003c\/strong\u003e is the artistic director and art critic for \u003cem\u003eFamiglia Cristiana\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and has devoted thirty years to research on Christian iconography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 7.83 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772941107488,"sku":"9780892368457","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3c4f3cac7c394ac6e8cbe9ba557a6860.webp?v=1780416877","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/icons-and-saints-of-the-eastern-orthodox-church-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}