Re: Reading on Icons

Thanks for the additional citations, Daniel!
David

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David Powelstock
Assoc. Prof. of Russian and Comparative Literature
Chair, Comparative Literature
Director, Master of Arts in Comparative Humanities
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA 02453


On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:25 PM, Rowland, Daniel <[email protected]> wrote:

>  Many thanks! This is an endlessly fascinating subject, with many types
> of answers. (As a complement to Prof. Gaster-Hulvat’s fine suggestions,
> these three books are not focused on Russian icons.) My favorite book on
> icons is quite old: Leonid Ouspensky and Vladimir Lossky, *The Meaning of
> Icons.* There are several editions and reprints, the first in 1952 and,
> the most recent,  I think, by St. Vladimir Press. This book has excellent
> theological explanations of icons in general, and then a discussion of the
> theological meaning of various icon types (feasts, icons of the Mother of
> God, etc.) It is clearly written (more accurately translated) but profound.
> I’ve used the description of the Nativity Icon many times in class to
> illustrate how icons can reveal the theological meaning beneath the mere
> appearance of events. Another wonderful book is Henry Mcguire, * The
> Icons of their Bodies: Saints and their Images in Byzantium *(Princeton:
> Princeton U.P., 1996).  Finally, one of Prof. Gaster-Hulvat’s authors:
> Robin Cormack, *Writing in Gold: Byzantine Society and its Icons* (Oxford
> and New York: Oxford U.P., 1985). These books are less oriented to art
> history strictly defined, and more towards a theory of icons as a way of
> representing the world in general or a particular world in one period and
> place. There has also been a fair amount of new writing on  the theory of
> icons published in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. I look
> forward to hearing the thoughts of other colleagues! All the best! Dan
> Rowland, University of Kentucky****
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> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marie Gasper-Hulvat
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:16 PM
> *To:* [email protected]; [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [Shera] Reading on Icons****
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> Happy to share, David.  Here are a few options taken from my Survey of
> Russian Art syllabus.  They're mostly focused on Russian icons, although
> the Evseyeva text (the third in the list) includes a nice introductory
> chapter that gives an overview of icons in general.****
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> **·  **Cormack, Robin, “The Icon:  Past, Present, and Future.” P. 321-328
> in Grierson, Roderick, ed.  *Gates of Mystery:  The Art of Holy Russia*.
> Fort Worth, Texas:  InterCultura, 1993.****
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> **·  **Lazarev, Viktor Nikitich.<http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org.proxy.brynmawr.edu/WebZ/FSQUERY?searchtype=hotauthors:format=BI:numrecs=10:dbname=WorldCat::termh1=Lazarev%5C%2C+Viktor+Nikitich%5C%2C:indexh1=pn%3D:termh2=1897-1976.:indexh2=pn%3D:operatorh1=AND:sessionid=fsapp10-57041-f1p660vw-eg4ywp:entitypagenum=9:0:next=html/records.html:bad=error/badsearch.html>
>  Vzdornov, Gerol’d Ivanovich.<http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org.proxy.brynmawr.edu/WebZ/FSQUERY?searchtype=hotauthors:format=BI:numrecs=10:dbname=WorldCat::termh1=Vzdornov%5C%2C+Gerol%92d+Ivanovich.:indexh1=pn%3D:sessionid=fsapp10-57041-f1p660vw-eg4ywp:entitypagenum=9:0:next=html/records.html:bad=error/badsearch.html>
>  McDarby, Nancy.<http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org.proxy.brynmawr.edu/WebZ/FSQUERY?searchtype=hotauthors:format=BI:numrecs=10:dbname=WorldCat::termh1=McDarby%5C%2C+Nancy.:indexh1=pn%3D:sessionid=fsapp10-57041-f1p660vw-eg4ywp:entitypagenum=9:0:next=html/records.html:bad=error/badsearch.html>
>  *The Russian icon:  from its origins to the sixteenth century*.
> Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, 1997.  “General Observations on
> Russian Iconography” p. 21-30.****
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> **·  **Smirnova, Engelina.  “Mediaeval Russian Icons.  11th – 17th cent.”
> P. 119-164 in Evseyeva, Lilia, et al.  *A history of icon painting :
> sources, traditions, present day*.   Kate Cook, trans.  Moscow :
> "Grand-Holding" Publishers ; UK : Distributor of English ed. Orthodox
> Christian Books, 2005. ****
>
> -Marie Gasper-Hulvat****
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> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:53 PM, David Powelstock <[email protected]>
> wrote:****
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> I'd love to hear these suggestions, too. Please post to the list!****
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> Cheers,****
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> David Powelstock****
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> David Powelstock
> Assoc. Prof. of Russian and Comparative Literature
> Chair, Comparative Literature
> Brandeis University
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> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Neuberger, Joan H <
> [email protected]> wrote:****
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>   Does anyone have suggestions for articles or chapters that make good
> introductory readings on Orthodox icons? ****
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> Thanks very much,****
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> Joan Neuberger****
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> Department of History****
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> The University of Texas at Austin****
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