ICONS leather bound gift book

This book is a unique guide to the varied and mysterious world of icons. This edition includes information about the basic iconographies of the famous and miraculous icons, the monasteries and temples, a place where these relics, about historical events and persons connected with them. The reader learns about the history of icon painting from Ancient Rus to the present day, the main schools, their differences, of the outstanding masters of ancient and modern. In short, this book fit the whole universe. The book is richly illustrated and the reader can see not only the world-famous masterpieces of iconography, but very rare specimens.
Leather cover (genuine leather) and the book and box case, handmade pickguard made of special durable material, applying a textured pattern and text by laser engraving, silk ribbon, endpapers from a design cardboard high-quality coated paper, reinforced block, "drenched" cut, size: 230x335h61mm, pages 520, weight 3230 g.