Compiled on Mount Athos from 1730-1734 from ancient and contemporary sources, this book is among the oldest of the extant "Greek-style" narrative patternbooks and instruction texts. A classic "hermeneia" (literally "interpretation" or "expounding"), this oversize, small-print work includes introductary sections on icon painting techniques and describes hundreds of figures of saints, Old and New Testament events, parables, feast days, and decorations of churches.
- ISBN10 1879038013
- ISBN13 9781879038011
- Publish Date 1 June 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 7 April 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English