The Mystical Language Of Icons - Hardcover

Nes, Solrunn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802829163 ISBN 13: 9780802829160

Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co, 2005

Synopsis

This lavishly illustrated guide to iconography explains through words and pictures the history, meaning, and purpose of Christian icons as well as the traditional methods that religious painters use to create these luminous, spiritually enlivened works of art.

Solrunn Nes, one of Europe's most admired iconographers, illuminates the world of Christian icons, explaining the motifs, gestures, and colors common to these profound symbols of faith. Nes explores in depth a number of famous icons, including those of the Greater Feasts, the Mother of God, and a number of the better-known saints, enriching her discussion with references to Scripture, early Christian writings, and liturgy. She also leads readers through the process and techniques of icon painting, showing each step with photographs, and includes more than fifty of her own original works of art.

Deeply inspiring and utterly unique, "The Mystical Language of Icons" will inform both those who are familiar with the rich tradition of religious art and those who are not. It also serves as a powerful devotional resource in its own right, one that Christians everywhere can turn to again and again.

About this title

About the Author:

Solrunn Nes is an art historian, freelance lecturer, and writer. Her highly regarded iconography can be seen in such places as Aylesford Priory in England and St. Paul’s Church in Bergen, Norway.

Review:

"All of Nes’s icons are striking and luminous. . . . This book is unreservedly recommended." -- Touchstone

"An essential book for anyone wishing to have a succinct explanation of the depth and meaning in icons." -- Orthodox Herald

About this edition

• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0802829163
• ISBN 13: 9780802829160
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 112