Orthodox Iconography: Four essays dealing with the History of Orthodox Iconography, the Iconographic Decoration of Churches, the Functions of Icons, and the Theology and Aesthetics of Byzantine Iconography. In addition, three Appendixes containing Authoritative Early Christian Texts on Icons, explanations of the Techniques of Iconography, and a discussion of Two Russian Books on Icons
Publication Data: Belmont, MA: Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 1992
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 76
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.5 cm × 13.7 cm × 0.7 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0‒914744‒37‒2
by Constantine Cavarnos
“The texts that make up the present volume were written at different times, and without the idea of constituting this book. I have brought them here together in order to make them available in a more useful form. They deal with various aspects of one and the same subject, and present a fairly comprehensive, even though brief, discussion of the topic of holy icons from the standpoint of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.”
—“PREFACE”
CONTENTS
PREFACE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
I BRIEF HISTORY OF ICONOGRAPHY
II ICONOGRAPHIC DECORATION OF CHURCHES
III THE FUNCTIONS OF ICONS
IV THEOLOGY AND AESTHETICS OF BYZANTINE ICONOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A:
TWO AUTHORITATIVE EARLY CHRISTIAN TEXTS
1. ST. JOHN DAMASCENE
2. THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL SYNOD
APPENDIX B:
THE TECHNIQUES OF ICONOGRAPHY BY PHOTIOS KONTOGLOU
APPENDIX C:
TWO RUSSIAN BOOKS ON ICONS
1. ICONS: THEOLOGY IN COLOR
2. THE MEANING OF ICONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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