Icon and devotion : sacred spaces in Imperial Russia

Icon and devotion : sacred spaces in Imperial Russia / Oleg Tarasov ; translated and edited by Robin Milner-Gulland.

By tracing the artistic vocabulary, techniques and working methods of icon painters in the last 400 years, Tarasov shows how icons have been integral to the history of Russian art, influenced by folk traditions and Western European currents alike.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tarasov, O. I︠U︡. (Oleg I︠U︡rʹevich)
Other Authors: Milner-Gulland, R. R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Russian
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2002.
Subjects:
Orthodox Eastern Church > In art.
Orthodox Eastern Church.
Icon painting > Russia.
Icons, Russian.
Icon painting.
Iconen (schilderkunst)
Russia.
In art.
works of art.
Art.
Uniform Title:Ikona i blagochestie.
Description
Summary:By tracing the artistic vocabulary, techniques and working methods of icon painters in the last 400 years, Tarasov shows how icons have been integral to the history of Russian art, influenced by folk traditions and Western European currents alike.
Physical Description:416 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-402) and index.
ISBN:1861891180
9781861891181
Language:"[S]ubstantially revised and edited" translation of Ikona i blagochestie.

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