- Novgorod school by Jack Higgins
... by the introduction of the iconostasis. When icons were displayed together on the iconostasis rather than scattered about the walls of the church, they demanded a coherent overall impression, which was achieved by strong, rhythmic lines and colour harmonies. Figures took on the elongated shape that became standard in Russian art. In the 16th century artistic ...
- Todor Georgiev Dinov by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... he directed the feature film Iconostasis (together with Kh. Khristov, based on D. Talev’s novel The Iron Candlestick. ). Many of Dinov’s films have been awarded international and national prizes. He received the Dimitrov Prize in 1966.
- Dinov, Todor Georgiev by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... he directed the feature film Iconostasis (together with Kh. Khristov, based on D. Talev’s novel The Iron Candlestick. ). Many of Dinov’s films have been awarded international and national prizes. He received the Dimitrov Prize in 1966.
- Solea by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
the raised floor in front of the altar partition or iconostasis in an Orthodox church. The solea serves as a kind of proscenium for the service.
- Church by Stephen Stevens
... by an image screen (iconostasis) rendering the sanctuary invisible to the lay worshipers, except that the altar may be seen through the doors of the screen. In the West, modifications of the basilica were developed in Romanesque architecture and in Gothic architecture. Renaissance and baroque architecture produced innovations in ecclesiastical design. Western ...