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John Baggley.
Festival Icons for the Christian Year.
London: Mowbray, 2000.
ISBN 0264674871;
ISBN-13: 9780264674872.
Hardback, perfect bound; printed boards, issued without dustjacket.
175x250x21mm.
xii,180pp plus 24 pages of colour plates.
English.
Very good (unused) condition.This item £18.50
[Paperback in print at £22.99]
568g.The beauty of orthodox Christian icons is being appreciated more and more in the western world. But this beauty is not only to be understood artistically; icons were created by Christians within the rich Orthodox tradition where they are at the centre of prayer and reflection.
The Christian year is full of great feasts, such as Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates, Festival Icons for the Christian Year introduces the general reader to the most imortant icons of the orthodox Church associated with these major festivals, accompanied by words of prayer and liturgy.
Discussion of each festival includes background information, extracts from the associated liturgical texts, detailed analysis of the icon illustrated with information about its development, and comment on the theological and spiritual significance of the festival and its icon.
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