Saints: Lives and Illuminations - Hardcover

Sanderson, Ruth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802852203 ISBN 13: 9780802852205

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2003

Synopsis

Provides brief stories from the lives of forty Christian saints of the first millenium.

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Review

Kirkus Reviews"Forty stories of Christian saints from the first millennium are illustrated with appropriately gorgeous, pencil-and-oils-on-paper art.""Booklist""This compilation of saints almost feels like a throwback to another era. . . . Each saint gets a lovely oil-and-pencil portrait that takes up a third of the page and an overview of his or her life.""School Library Journal""Opulently illustrated. . . For those interested in sharing inspiring stories of Christian devotion with children, this volume is well designed, attractive, and easy to use.""Prairie Messenger""A book as beautifully illuminated, designed and printed as this artistic testimony to the lives of 40 saints from the first millennium drawn from the eastern and western churches will be treasured by all who find comfort and courage in their company. Done in pencil and oil on paper, the attractive full-page presentation of picture and text will delight young and older alike." Kirkus Reviews "Forty stories of Christian saints from the first millennium are illustrated with appropriately gorgeous, pencil-and-oils-on-paper art." Booklist "This compilation of saints almost feels like a throwback to another era. . . . Each saint gets a lovely oil-and-pencil portrait that takes up a third of the page and an overview of his or her life." School Library Journal "Opulently illustrated. . . For those interested in sharing inspiring stories of Christian devotion with children, this volume is well designed, attractive, and easy to use." Prairie Messenger "A book as beautifully illuminated, designed and printed as this artistic testimony to the lives of 40 saints from the first millennium drawn from the eastern and western churches will be treasured by all who find comfort and courage in their company. Done in pencil and oil on paper, the attractive full-page presentation of picture and text will delight young and older alike."

About the Author

Ruth Sanderson has illustrated many books for children, including Cinderella and The Snow Princess (both Little, Brown) and the companion volume to this book, Saints: Lives and Illuminations. Her artistic style is inspired by Renaissance art, icons, illuminated manuscripts, old engravings, and woodcuts. She lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts.

Edition details

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802852203
• ISBN 13: 9780802852205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40