Title: Doors of perception : icons and their spiritual significance /
Authors: Baggley, John.
Publisher: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press,
Year: 1988
Subjects: Icons Psychological aspects.; Spirituality in art.; Icon painting; Christian art and symbolism; Icons
Contents: A way in -- Historical background : beginnings -- Historical background : the triumph of orthodoxy and later developments -- Biblical language : verbal and visual imagery -- Biblical interpretation : allegory, and the influence of Alexandrian Christianity -- The spirituality of the icon painters -- The visual language of icons -- Icons and their environment -- Appendix : The painting of icons / by Richard Temple.