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.
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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.
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Add this copy of The Painter's Manual of Dionysius of Fourna to cart. $154.11, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Oakwood Pubns.
