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BL
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853141
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Martin, Linette.
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| Title & Author
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Sacred doorways : : a beginner's guide to icons /\ Linette Martin.
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| Publication Statement
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Brewster, Mass. :: Paraclete Press,, ©2002.
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xvii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: color illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1557253072
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: 9781557253071
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-257).
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| Contents
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1. What are icons? -- 2. Their history -- 3. The icon makers -- 4. Materials and techniques -- 5. Portable icons and painted panel icons -- 6. Several pictures together -- 7. Visual language -- 8. God, angels and people -- 9. New Testament scenes in Icons: the festal cycle -- 10. The special qualities of icons -- 11. Icons and prayer -- 12. Windows of eternity: the theology of icons / Nicholas Gendle -- Appendix: Where do you go from here? Icon collections worldwide.
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| Abstract
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For anyone who is intrigued by icons, Sacred Doorways is the place to begin. There are books on icons from a theological perspective and books from an art history perspective, but Sacred Doorways provides the first guidebook for the general reader that is both comprehensive and accessible.
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Christian art and symbolism.
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Christianity and art-- Orthodox Eastern Church.
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Icon painting-- Themes, motives.
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Icons-- History.
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Christian art and symbolism.
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Christianity and art-- Orthodox Eastern Church.
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Icon painting-- Themes, motives.
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Icons.
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| Dewey Classification
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704.9/482
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N8187.M37 2002
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