{"product_id":"the-mystical-language-of-icons","title":"The Mystical Language of Icons","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Solrunn Nes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImprint: Eerdmans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis lavishly illustrated guide to iconography explains through words and pictures the history, meaning, and purpose of Christian icons as well as the traditional methods that religious painters use to create these luminous, spiritually enlivened works of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolrunn Nes, one of Europe's most admired iconographers, illuminates the world of Christian icons, explaining the motifs, gestures, and colors common to these profound symbols of faith. Nes explores in depth a number of famous icons, including those of the Greater Feasts, the Mother of God, and a number of the better-known saints, enriching her discussion with references to Scripture, early Christian writings, and liturgy. She also leads readers through the process and techniques of icon painting, showing each step with photographs, and includes more than fifty of her own original works of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeeply inspiring and utterly unique, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mystical Language of Icons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will inform both those who are familiar with the rich tradition of religious art and those who are not. It also serves as a powerful devotional resource in its own right, one that Christians everywhere can turn to again and again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolrunn Nes\u003c\/strong\u003e is an art historian, freelance lecturer, and writer. Her highly regarded iconography can be seen in such places as Aylesford Priory in England and St Paul's Church in Bergen, Norway.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sp__published\"\u003ePublication Date: April 10, 2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"sp__published\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sp__the-pages\"\u003e112 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sp__the-trim-size\"\u003e6.50 × 9.50 × 0.30 in\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Spring Arbor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49211669676251,"sku":"9780802864970","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2117\/2365\/files\/9780802864970.avif?v=1788303326","url":"https:\/\/catholicbookandgifts.com\/products\/the-mystical-language-of-icons","provider":"Catholic Book \u0026 Gift Store ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}