| #1595843 in Books | 2008-10-01 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 12.72 x1.08 x10.62l,.0 | File type: PDF | 256 pages||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Finally!|By Turpenstein|I am a fledgling iconographer and have been searching for a book with large color plates of a wide variety of icons. This is it. Absolutely beautiful color plates and huge pages, plus historical context. Worth every cent and every day of waiting. In the absence of being able to study real icons face-to-face I cannot imagine a better alternative. About the Author|Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov was an art historian specialised in Russian culture and history. His extensive research on Russian Orthodox culture lead him to become the eminent specialist of Christian iconography. A true man of science, he was ofte
This work analyzes the evolution of iconic art from its beginning in the Byzantine period, until the time of the Russian Empire. This work is for specialists and students as it is written by one of the world's leading authorities on early Christian iconography.
You easily download any file type for your device.Icons (Temporis Collection) | Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
