Publication
Imprint: Crestwood, New York : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1988. Context: Originally published: London : Mowbray, 1987. Responsibility: John Baggley with an appendix by Richard Temple. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 160 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm. Features: Includes appendix, index, notes, suggested reading.
Call number
Art / Baggl
ISBN
0881410713 / 9780881410716
Original publication date
1987
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: This perceptive introduction to icons offers Western Christians an entry--a way in--to understanding some of the significance and spirituality surrounding the great tradition of iconography in the Orthodox Church.
As Fr Baggley says in his introduction: "Icons form a door into the divine realm, a meeting point of divine grace and human need; moreover, they are also a way by which we enter more deeply into our interior life."
Richard Temple of the Temple Gallery, London, provides an appendix on the painting of icons, together with many of the beautifully reproduced full color plates to accompany the author's commentary in the illustrated section. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: A way in
Historical background : beginnings
Historical background : the triumph of Orthodoxy and later developments
Biblical language : verbal and visual imagery
Biblical interpretation : allegory, and the influence of Alexandrian Christianity
The spirituality of the icon painters
The visual language of icons
Icons and their environment
Appendix. The painting of icons / by Richard Temple
Online companion resource of appendix author Richard Temple talk on On Byzantine Icons with Clare Elliott. Sponsored by the Menil Collection, and available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2e5Q5jsc4
FY1991 /
As Fr Baggley says in his introduction: "Icons form a door into the divine realm, a meeting point of divine grace and human need; moreover, they are also a way by which we enter more deeply into our interior life."
Richard Temple of the Temple Gallery, London, provides an appendix on the painting of icons, together with many of the beautifully reproduced full color plates to accompany the author's commentary in the illustrated section. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: A way in
Historical background : beginnings
Historical background : the triumph of Orthodoxy and later developments
Biblical language : verbal and visual imagery
Biblical interpretation : allegory, and the influence of Alexandrian Christianity
The spirituality of the icon painters
The visual language of icons
Icons and their environment
Appendix. The painting of icons / by Richard Temple
Online companion resource of appendix author Richard Temple talk on On Byzantine Icons with Clare Elliott. Sponsored by the Menil Collection, and available on their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2e5Q5jsc4
FY1991 /
Physical description
xii, 160 p.; 22 cm
Description
This introduction to icons offers an entry to the understanding of the significance and spirituality of icons. Historical background, biblical language, the visual language of icons and their interpretation. For art lovers and anyone interested in understanding more about icons.
Language
Original language
English