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Last update: 16 Mar 2002 Russian Icons Gallery -Simplicity and Modernity- On this site, several aspects of Russian Icons (the history, religious and cultural background, aesthetical analysis, and critiques) are briefly reviewed. Introductory guidance and a list of essential books are also provided. This page is provided with English-Japanese hybrid format. @ I z B C R I r I V w a ...

If you don't hear music, GET REAL! (RealAudio, that is!) Welcome to Iconography.com, the most comprehensive collection of information about the Orthodox Christian liturgical art called Iconography on the internet. On our site you will find all kinds of information about the history, theology, spirituality and craft of iconography. You will also find many, many icons, icon patterns, descriptions ...

Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: John of Damascus: In Defense of Icons, c. 730 The Iconoclastic controversy lasted from 726, when Emperor Leo III (717-741) began an attack on the use of religious images, until 843 when The Empress Theodora allowed their restoration. The two periods of Iconoclasm were separated by the reign of the ...

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