The Early Bulgarian Iconostases. 16th—18th Century
Gergova, I
1993. Sofia, 215x290, dust jacket, 128 pp., 47 color photos, 47 b/w photos, 8 plates with b/w drawings. Bulgarian text, English summary (2 pages), table of contents, all figure captions and a list of illustrations in English, bibliography, list of dated iconostases, Hdb, 128pp. Price EURO 19.
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Contents:
Introduction * List of abbreviation * Origin and development of the Altar screen in the Eastern Orthodox world * Historical evolution of the early Bulgarian iconostasis * Typology of the early Bulgarian iconostasis * Compositional pattern of the early iconostasis in Bulgaria * Iconographic programme of the early Bulgarian iconostasis * Plastic problems of ornamental decoration * Conclusion * Literature * Dated iconostases and fragments of iconostases from the 16th to 18th century * List of illustrations * Summary.

Notes:
The subject of this treatise are the oldest iconostases (16th-18th century) from churches in Bulgaria. During that period, iconostases had their own specific features, which differ from these during the period of the Bulgarian National Revival (18th-19th century). The aim of the work is to give a better description and understanding to these specific features in various aspects: the composition, the iconographical programme, the repertoire of the ornaments. The Bulgarian iconostases that were created throughout the ages, yet preceeding the Rennaissance, are in themselves magnificent monuments of the Orthodox art.

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