[DOC] A Winter in India: Light Impressions of its Cities; Peoples and Customs by Archibald B. Spens in Arts-Photography

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautifully illustrated guideBy AMAZON CUSTOMERThe book is beautifully illustrated with more than 300 color photographs; most of them full page and grouped by iconographic type and subject (i.e.; "Mother of God"; "Christ"; "Apostles and Martyrs"; etc.). Photographs are also generously captioned to describe each icons significant elements. Because the collection of icons covered in this book is rather large (it has literally hundreds); the theology; chronological history and the development of various iconographic schools can be lost to someone unfamiliar with the subject. I recommend another lavishly illustrated book; "A History of Icon Painting" (various authors); and "The Meaning of Icons" (Lossky and Ouspensky) as complements to this volume to cover the historical and theological aspects; respectively. All in all; this colorful 380-page guide to Eastern Orthodox iconographic imagery is a generous one; albeit its small size (and smaller than average typography). I recommend it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not what I expected.By LinnyNot what I expected. It is a great book if you are a scholar and really want to learn the whole history of Icons.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful PicturesBy Elisa HeilmanI purchased this book to help me write a paper on icons. To be honest I havent read much of it but I sure used the photos of the icons. I love to look at them they are beautiful. It has all kinds of icons from all different eras and cultures. I recommend it for those who love icons.