Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting
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Techniques of Icon and Wall Painting
- Most comprehensive book to date on icon painting!
This is the most comprehensive book to date on the techniques of icon and wall painting. Illustrated by over 450 colour ilustrations and over 160 drawings, it is a source of pleasure and inspiration for the general reader as well as for the practising icon painter. More than just a technical manual, it sets artistic practice in the context of the Church's spirituality and liturgy, with chapters on the theology and history of the icon, and the reasons behind the placement of wall paintings within churches.
For the table of contents and a look inside the book, visit http://www.aidanharticons.com/icon_book-01.html
