This detailed book is among the oldest of the "Greek-style" narrative patternbooks and instruction texts extant. Includes introductory sections on ...Show synopsisThis detailed book is among the oldest of the "Greek-style" narrative patternbooks and instruction texts extant. Includes introductory sections on icon painting techniques and describes hundreds of figures of saints, Old and New Testament events, parables, feast days, decorations of churches and color. Compiled on Mt Athos from 1730-1734, from ancient and contemporary sources.Hide synopsis
Description:Acceptable. 4to. "An English translation [from the Greek] with...Acceptable. 4to. "An English translation [from the Greek] with commentary of Cod. Gr. 708 in the Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library, Leningrad." The pages of this copy are clean except for penned notes at pages 53 and 54 and some mild tanning throughout; the binding is square and secure. The soft cover is somewhat faded at spine and edges, has a small pen mark at the right front and two more at the rear as well as a little drip spotting along the spine, and has a heavy crease and edge wear at the bottom rear corner, yet remains overall sound. 128pp. w/index.
Title: The 'Painter's Manual' of Dionysius of Fourna. an English Translation, With Commentary, of Cod. Gr. 708 in the Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library, Leningrad Author:Paul Hetherington (Translator) ISBN-13:9780950316307 ISBN:095031630X
Description:Fair. 4to. Cocked, looks like it has been a working copy as...Fair. 4to. Cocked, looks like it has been a working copy as covers have quite a few small rubbings and coloured pencil marks, some page corner creasings, pp clean and bright.
Title: The Painters Manual of Dionysius of Fourna: an English Translation From the Greek With Commentary of Cod. Gr. 708 in the Saltykov Shchedrin State Pu Author:Paul Hetherington (Translator) ISBN-13:9781879038011 ISBN:1879038013
Description:Like New. 4to. 128pp. Modern knowledge of a Byzantine text now...Like New. 4to. 128pp. Modern knowledge of a Byzantine text now usually carried the Painter's manual or Hermeneia could be said to have begun in 1832. That such a text existed passed largely unnoticed until a French archeologist, traveling among the monasteries of Mount Athos, came across some painters at work in the monastery of Esphigmenou who showed him the text that they were using. A copy was made resulting in the first, albeit erroneous, publication in German in 1955. A correct edition, source unknown, was published in 1909, which has been accepted as the standard since then. This current English edition is from the 1909 Greek text and has attempted to be faithful not only in context but in appearance and layout.
Description:Good. 1879038013 Used, in good condition. Book only. May have...Good. 1879038013 Used, in good condition. Book only. May have interior marginalia or previous owner's name.
