CYPRUS: The Holy Island. Icons through the Centuries
by Sophocles Sophocleous (ed.)
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In English and Greek (parallel texts). Soft cover, 28 cm, 304 pp., ill.
Exhibition catalogue: Cypriote icons of the 10th to 20th centuries, Hellenic Centre in London, November and December 2000. The 67 catalogued icons were lent by the various monasteries of Cyprus. Introductory chapters are devoted to religious painting in Cyprus over two millennia (Sophocleous), the Church of Cyprus: a historical retrospective (Mitsides), hermitages and monasteries in Cyprus (Perdikis), the spiritual tradition of Cypriote saints (Fotiou), the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain (Mettis) and the hellenic presence in Great Britain (Tillyrides). The catalogue (pp. 105-275) provides full information on the date, provenance and size of each icon, together with details of its conservation, style and subject matter. Each icon is illustrated in a full page colour plate, in some cases together with enlarged details. A glossary, chronological table and bibliography complete the volume.
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- Bookseller
- DEMETRIUS SIATRAS (GR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S6709
- Title
- CYPRUS: The Holy Island. Icons through the Centuries
- Author
- Sophocles Sophocleous (ed.)
- Book Condition
- New Brand new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- A.G. Leventis Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Nicosia
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- 04-BYZANTIUM; 04b-BYZANTINE PAINTING (Icons);
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