Volume XX (paperback)

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Coptologia Journal Volume XX (paperback). 152 pages.

 

 

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The evolution of Coptic iconography as a sacred art, tracing its Pharaonic sources,its deeply-rooted theological origins, its artistic embellishments, the miraculous efficacy of certain icons, the universal appeal and symbolism, the marvelous aestheticism, and the linkage between the tangible world and the heavenly unseen kingdom of God. This study is supported with coloured illustrations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE..15

Chapter One
THE VALUE OF TRADITION..17
Origin in Ancient Egypt..18
Meaning and Expression..18

Chapter Two
THE HOLY IMAGE:  AN INQUIRY INTO ITS ESSENCE AND EVOLUTION..23

Chapter Three
BASIC DISTINCTIONS..29
Distinction between a Picture and an Icon..29
Distinction between the Pastoral Staff and the Rod..29
Distinct Symbolic Characteristics of the Prophets of the Old Testament and the Apostles of the New Testament..30
Iconographic Representation in Orthodox and Catholic Churches..30
The Ankh of Ancient Egypt and the Christian Cross..31

Chapter Four
THE TRANSITIONAL PERIO..37
Pharaonisms and Christian Transformations..37
The Permanence of Pharaonic and Coptic Art..37

Chapter Five
ICONOGRAPHIC ART..39
The Encaustic Technique..39
The Tempera Technique..40

Chapter Six
EARLY COPTIC ICONOGRAPHY..43

Chapter Seven
THE CARVING OF WOOD..47
Use of Tesserae of Glass..48
The Iconostasis..48

Chapter Eight
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, CANVAS AND PARCHMENT..51

Chapter Nine
THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE ICONOCLASTS..55

Chapter Ten
WHAT DOES THE ICON REPRESENT?..59

Chapter Eleven
CONSECRATION OF ICONS..61

Chapter Twelve
VENERATION OF MIRACULOUS ICONS..65

Chapter Thirteen
EMPHASIS ON THE REALITIES OF OUR ORTHODOX FAITH..75
Emphasis on Orthodox Dogma and the Tenets of Faith..75
The Realities of our Faith in God..75

Chapter Fourteen
SYMBOLISM AND ITS UNIVERSALITY..77
Symbolism in Coptic Iconographic Art..77
Symbolism Significance..77
Symbolism of the Holy Family..77
Divine Truth and the Symbolic Function of an Icon..79
The Link between the Visible and the Invisible..79
The Symbolism of Early Pictorial Art..80
The Universality of Symbolic Representation..80

Chapter Fifteen
SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF OUR LORD IN ICONOGRAPHIC ART..83

Chapter Sixteen
THE NIMBUS IN COPTIC ICONOGRAPHY..85

Chapter Seventeen
INTERPRETATION OF COLOUR SYMBOLISM..87

Chapter Eighteen
ICONOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION..95
Art Representation of the Soul..95
The Angels in Coptic Iconography..95

Chapter Nineteen
THE THEME OF MARTYRDOM
Martyrdom and Coptic Iconography..99

Chapter Twenty
INTERPRETATION OF BEAST, POULTRY AND BIRD SYMBOLISM
Beast Symbolism in Coptic Iconography..101
Poultry and Bird Symbolism..103
Plant Symbolism..104

Chapter Twenty-one
NATURAL RESOURCES
Symbolic Interpretation of Natural Resources..111

Chapter Twenty-two
TAPESTRY AND ICONOGRAPHY..117

Chapter Twenty-three
POTTERY AND ICONOGRAPHY..121

Chapter Twenty-four
THE ESSENCE OF COPTIC ICONOGRAPHY
Influence of the Iconographic Art of the Copts..123

CONCLUSION..127

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ISBN

9780921604051