Festal Icons
Aidan Hart
Christian
feasts, such as Christmas and Easter, form the weft of the Christian year. Festal
Icons: History and Meaning explores how the fourteen major feasts of the Orthodox
Church developed over time, and how the images associated with them evolved. Every
chapter concludes with a detailed examination of the most common icon associated
with each feast.
This study, the most detailed in the English language, draws together
recent scholarship and the warmth of faith. It is an invaluable reference book for
all those interested in delving deeper into the world of icons, and demonstrates
that festal icons are a heritage common to Christians of both Western and Eastern
Christendom.
978 085244 949 3
456 pages including colour illustrations
£45.00 Hardback
GRACEWING
See also: Techniques of Icon Painting and Beauty Spirit Matter
