Product Description
Icons. Introduced by T. Talbot Rice. Rich full-page color images of Greek and Slavic Orthodox icons on the right page with descriptive text on the left. NJ: Wellfleet Press, 1990. (A reprint of the British edition published by Studio Editions.) Large format hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. Near fine condition. 144 pages. 1 copy only.
Talbot Rice was born Elena Abelson, to Louisa Vilenkin and Israel Abelevich Abelson, the latter a businessman and member of the Czar's financial administration. Leo Tolstoy was her godfather. Elena lived a privileged childhood in St Petersburg, initially attending Tagantzeva Girls' School. The Russian Revolution displaced her family to England, and where she completed her education. She married David Talbot Rice, an English art historian. They both published under the surname Talbot Rice, but are often referred to as "Talbot-Rice" or simply "Rice".
