Presented as a step-by-step practical course, this book brings to life the sacred and beautiful art of Byzantine icon painting with many examples, all illustrated in colour. It discusses initial composition, preparation of a panel, oil and water gilding and egg tempera technique - it is a source book on the history, technique and meaning of icon painting.
- ISBN10 0819215554
- ISBN13 9780819215550
- Publish Date 1 February 1991 (first published 15 November 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 August 2016
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Imprint Morehouse Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Language English