Icons - Windows on Eternity

In the Eastern Churches, icons constitute the center of worship & are a major facet of daily culture. In contrast, art lovers of the Western world are more likely to respond to icons from an aesthetic level. This engaging volume presents the reader with a detailed interpretation of over forty-eight internationally acclaimed icons. In doing so, it depicts a varied cross-section of some of the most important iconography of the Byzantine world. Representations include museum pieces as well as striking icons which are privately owned. The field of iconography has not been in existence for very long. Icons - Windows on Eternity presents this exciting new field from a historian's & art historian's point of view & further includes religious as well as symbolic interpretations. The book inspires its readers to discover more about icons themselves & serves to answer any questions they may have.Brenske, Stefan is the author of 'Icons - Windows on Eternity', published 2001 under ISBN 9780803820173 and ISBN 0803820178.