Art, Éditions Grégoriennes

Arabic icons, Middle Eastern mysteries Soeur Agnès-Mariam De la Croix Arab-Christian art fascinates people today because of its aesthetic values, but the events shaking our world today also cast a unique gleam on these works. These works are proof that an ideal symbiosis existed between civilizations that (...) Nombre de pages : 224
Format : 24 x 30 cm
ISBN : 978-2-914338-09-7
55.00 €

Five Centuries of Enlightenment Jean-Paul Dumontier Pierre Duplan The stained glass windows at Arnaud de Moles in the Sainte-Marie d'Auch Cathedral and the Michelangelo frescoes in the Sistine Chapel illustrate how the Bible was interpreted by the Church during the Renaissance: Humanity was formed by Pagan (...) Nombre de pages : 240
ISBN : 978-2-914338-34-9
49.00 €

Illuminated Manuscripts and their Maker The illuminated manuscripts are generally accepted as being the most beautiful artistic creations of the Middle Ages in the West. A scholarly yet enchanting read, this work of Rowan Watson offers a wealth of history and revives the world (...) Nombre de pages : 156
Format : 22,5 x 27,5 cm
ISBN : 978-2-914338-08-0
35.00 €

Relics and reliquaries For 40 years now, the word "relic" has become a synonym of abuse, of a lie on the part of the Church, or even the symbol of a form of piety based on various types of superstition... Are all relics false and is it best to look at all of them in (...) Nombre de pages : 280
Format : 24 x 29 cm
ISBN : 978-2-914338-21-9
50.00 €

The Buddha of Compassion Guanyin, the Buddha of compassion, was originally known under the Sanskrit name Avalokitesvara. It is a bodhisattva – one of those sensitive beings who renounced Nirvana in order to save humans – and amongst the most well-known to Chinese (...) Nombre de pages : 256
Format : 24 x 29 cm cm
ISBN : 978-2-914338-13-4
60.00 €