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Painting the Soul: Icons, Death Masks and Shrouds (Reaktion Books - Essays in Art and Culture) [Paperback]

Robin Cormack (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | Series: Reaktion Books - Essays in Art and Culture

Painting the Soul is a beautifully illustrated study of the creation and development of the icon.

"This book is a firework display. It sets off scores of explosions which light up the sky over-arching our field, terrain that is normally traversed nose down and too mindful of the footsteps of our predecessors."—Burlington Magazine

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"interesting and enlightening ... The book is extraordinarily fascinating" -- Alice Thomas Ellis, The Observer

About the Author

Robin Cormack is Professor of the History of Art in the University of London and teaches in the Classical, Byzantine and Medieval Section at the Coutauld Institute of Art. His books include Writing in Gold (1985) and The Byzantine Eye (1989).

Product Details

Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: Reaktion Books (May 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 186189001X
ISBN-13: 978-1861890016
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,412,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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