NEW! My Synaxarion
A series of iconographic coloring books, one for each month of the year, each containing patterns of dogmatically correct icons of fifteen saints and concise descriptions of their lives in English & Greek.
A note to parents: The subject matter in these coloring books is sacred. It is completely inappropriate for a parent to give an iconographic drawing to a child that is too immature. Just as you would not encourage your child step on or sit on your family icons, so you should not give these coloring books to a child that is too young, or you will invariably treat the images of the saints in an inappropriate fashion. Also, the scribbles from the hand of a child that is too young to draw neatly will just deface the image. Use other coloring books to amuse small children who are still scribbling and use the iconographic coloring books for children who are capable of adding color for the adornment of the drawing. When these books are used with the sacredness of the subject in mind, they can be a good teaching tool used in conjunction with instruction in the lives of the saints who are depicted therein.
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NEW! Color Your Own Book of Kells
These captivating reproductions from one of the most beautiful books of the early Middle Ages offer hours of coloring pleasure. Twenty-eight full-page reproductions of artwork depict eye-catching borders filled with Celtic spirals and interlacings, celestial figures, saints, members of the Holy Family, Celtic crosses, and other finely detailed elements. Captions.
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NEW! Stories from the Old Testament
Coloring Book
Ready-to-color scenes include Adam and Eve in Eden, Cain murdering Abel, Lot fleeing the destruction of Sodom, Joseph being sold into slavery, Moses parting the Red Sea, Delilah cutting Samson's hair, and Jonah being swallowed by the whale. Captions cite biblical books, chapters, and verses. Brief retellings of the stories. 30 illustrations.
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NEW!
Women of the Bible
Coloring Book
From Eve to the Virgin Mary, this gallery of 30 glorious full-page illustrations features scenes from the lives of the immortal women of the Holy Scriptures: brave Esther, wicked Jezebel, devout Judith, the great judge and prophet Deborah, beautiful Bathsheba, treacherous Delilah, the Queen of Sheba, and many other famous women.
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NEW! Noah's Ark Coloring Book
This entertaining collection of 30 easy-to-color pictures lets youngsters recreate the legendary Ark and learn why it was built. Crisply rendered scenes depict Noah and his family preparing for the voyage, the parade of animals boarding the ship — two by two — and riding out the storm until the flood waters retreated.
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Bible Stories Coloring Book
46 incredible woodcuts from the Koelner Bible (1479) illustrate Old Testament stories. Clear, simple accompanying text.
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Byzantine Fashions Coloring Book
45 illustrations of authentic costumes, as depicted in ancient mosaics and sculpture, display attire of all classes - from simple tunics of early Christian commoners and body armor of Roman warriors, to a pallium decorated with crosses worn by a priest of the 10th century and a finely brocaded robe of a 12th-century Byzantine princess. Footwear, headgear, and hair styles are also presented in a collection sure to inspire and delight colorists and costume designers. Descriptive captions.
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Byzantine Costumes Paper Dolls
Two dolls; 16 authentic costumes accurately represent fashions of the Byzantine Empire from A.D. 395-1453. Includes elaborately decorated tunics, brocaded silk stoles, shirts enhanced with patterned applique, pantaloons of rich silk, and more. Accompanied by elaborate headdresses, shoes with pointed toes, dazzling pieces of jewelry, and other authentic period accessories. For paper doll fans, students of costume history and design, and anyone interested in ancient cultures.
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Greek Girl and Boy Paper Dolls
This colorful paper doll collection demonstrates the varied and distinctive traditional costumes of Greece's many different geographical regions. Two dolls are accompanied by 32 costumes, among them brightly embroidered skirts, jackets, aprons, vests, and shirts from the mainland (Thrace, Macedonia, Athens, etc.) and the islands (Rhodes, Corfu, Crete and others). Also included are gowns and robes from the Classical era. This charming collection will appeal to paper doll fans, Greek-Americans, teachers, and anyone interested in Greek culture.
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Nicholas and Alexandra Paper Dolls
The splendor of the Romanov court comes to glorious life in this masterly paper doll recreation of the martyred Russian royal family. Eleven dolls and 20 costumes include the royal couple’s majestic wedding attire and their ermine-trimmed coronation robes, plus court gowns and sportswear for the four Grand Duchesses and the only son and heir, Tzarevitch Alexei. Introduction. Notes.
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Russian Imperial Costume Paper Dolls
Two dolls and 28 splendid, full-color costumes for Ivan IV (the Terrible), Catherine (the Great), Nicholas II (the last czar) and his wife Alexandra, and seven other royal figures. Costumes range from Far Eastern-inspired garments worn by early czars to the late 19th- and early 20th-century military outfits of the Romanovs and classical floor-length dresses worn by the last czarina. For students of costume history and paper doll fans of all ages.
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Russian Folk Costumes Paper Dolls
Dress two figures in 16 finely detailed costumes worn at folk festivals during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries in former republics of the Soviet Union. Wardrobes include beautifully embroidered shawls, skirts, tunics, trousers, and long coats from Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. A great classroom teaching aid, this collection will delight paper doll fans and folk costume enthusiasts of all ages.
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Easy-to-Make Noah’s Ark in Full Color
Here's a wonderful way for children to take an imaginative and educational trip back to biblical times. Paper-crafter AG Smith has created a delightful three-dimensional toy representing Noah's ark. Cut out and assemble a full-color, 12-inch long model of the famous vessel. Also included are two-sided figures of Noah and his wife as well as a cavalcade of familiar animals. All figures are printed in full color on both sides of heavy stock and come with their own bases to stand on.
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Mr. Jackson's
Cinderella Theater
Imported from the UK, our theater kit contains everything needed to build and operate a cardboard toy theater approximately 15 inches tall x 15 inches wide x 12 inches deep. There are ten full-color pages of perforated, scored, and die-cut card from which can be pressed out, in addition to the theater itself, all the characters and scenery needed to produce a simple Cinderella play. The basic text and instructions for such a production are included. A clever system of slots and tabs holds the theater together without need for glue. The concept, design, and execution is typical of the many cardboard toy theaters that would have been widely available throughout Britain in the late 1830s. Select
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 MANNA
The Homilies of
Father John F. Bockman, Archpriest
Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: St. Nectarios Press
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-913026-71-7
MANNA is an engaging collection of Father John's homilies from 1989 to 2000, a pure confession of the Orthodox Faith, written with clarity, forthrightness, and uncommon insight, and embellished with morsels of history, etymology, and an occasional bit of drama. Clergymen and laymen alike will find this volume an indispensable reference and a wellspring of spiritual nourishment.
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 Theology of the Icon (2-Volume Set)
by Leonid Ouspensky
Paperback, 526 pages
Publisher: St Vladimirs Seminary Press
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-881-41124-9
The Theology of the Icon includes more than the basic theory of the transfiguration of beauty and the sanctification of art. It is a fundamental element in the entire body of Orthodox Tradition. In this two-volume work, Leonid Ouspensky provides the reader with a deep and serious approach to the mystery of the sacred image. He surveys the development of the sacred art of the Christian East from its beginnings in catacomb art through the iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth centuries. Drawing especially on the Russian Orthodox tradition, the author studies a large number of texts with care and in great detail. He includes an analysis of the flowering of early Russian iconography, tracing its later development and the state of the art today. The 51 black and white photo illustrations, along with the four-panel foldout and six color plates, will enable the reader to appreciate the Orthodox icon with an informed mind and open heart.
This is the most comprehensive introduction available to the history and theology of the icon, and is the standard text upon which most modern studies of iconography are based. Volume I, originally published in 1978, has been updated by the author and contains large sections of new material.
Leonid Ouspensky, one of the most influential iconographers and iconologists of this century, lived in Paris, France, until his death in 1987. His book The Meaning of Icons, also published by SVS Press, has become a classic.
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