A comprehensive study of the theology of the icon and its history, the aesthetics of the icon, and the techniques and steps to paint an icon. This book contains more than 100 colour and black-and-white photos and a similar number of drawings which show the technical details and preparations of painting an icon, from pigment colours to the selection of wood.  This is the English edition of the original 1981 French publication 'L'Icone: Image de l'invisible'.  288 pages.  Spiral bound.  New condition.  Cat No 4021