Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-257).
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1. What are icons? -- 2. Their history -- 3. The icon makers -- 4. Materials and techniques -- 5. Portable icons and painted panel icons -- 6. Several pictures together -- 7. Visual language -- 8. God, angels and people -- 9. New Testament scenes in Icons: the festal cycle -- 10. The special qualities of icons -- 11. Icons and prayer -- 12. Windows of eternity: the theology of icons / Nicholas Gendle -- Appendix: Where do you go from here? Icon collections worldwide.
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For anyone who is intrigued by icons, Sacred Doorways is the place to begin. There are books on icons from a theological perspective and books from an art history perspective, but Sacred Doorways provides the first guidebook for the general reader that is both comprehensive and accessible.