ICONS OF THE HOLY MONASTERY OF KARAKALLOU MOUNT ATHOS
For the first time in its history Karakallou Monastery of Mount Athos
is revealing its iconographic treasures to the general public.
Karakallou Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries on Holy Mountain,
is celebrating its millennium of uninterrupted coenobitic life with
the publication of this richly illustrated volume devoted to its
portable icons; thereby bringing to light a virtually unknown part of
ancient
Athonite culture and its spiritual heritage.
From among the hundreds of holy icons in the
monastery's possession,
152 were carefully selected for this edition.
Historically, they span
from the late 14th to the early 19th century and include masterpieces
that are inaccessible to
most of the monastery's pilgrims.
Quite significantly, the Karakallou
monastery's holdings feature the largest collection of works by
Dionyssios of Fourna, a prominent byzantine iconographer of the 18th
century. Gazing at these stunning photographic reproductions, the
viewer can sense the presence of divine grace that has been absorbed
by these
sacred artifacts through the course of centuries of prayer and
liturgic life. The book's rich visual content combined with an
extensive and well
documented analysis of the artistic and historical background of each
icon provides not only a unique insight into post-Byzantine orthodox
iconography, but also invaluable material for amateur and professional
iconographers alike.
The accompanying text was composed by six Greek and Russian professors
who specialize in Byzantine Art, History and Archaeology. Although the
text is written in Greek, non-Greek speaking
readers can navigate their way through the book by utilizing the
bilingual picture captions (Greek-English) as well as by turning to a
chapter written in English summarising the most important aspects of
the Karakallou icon repository. The edition is privileged to be
blessed by His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who
graciously wrote the foreword.
2011, Linen-bound hardcover with glossy jacket plus protective case
(optional), 552 pages (23x32 cm) showing 241 colour icons (most of
these are full-size icons and with details).
$300.00
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
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Streetsville,Ontario
Canada L5M 2V1
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www.kalamosbooks.com
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