icons

[Andrew Jameson]

It means that the objects depicted open out towards the rear,
rather than diminishing to a point, as in classical European perspective.
Thus you can see both sides of a building for example even though
it is presented head-on, so to speak.
The idea is that an icon is a window into a wider world.
Andrew Jameson
Chair, Russian Committee, ALL
Languages and Professional Development
1 Brook Street, Lancaster LA1 1SL UK
Tel: 01524 32371  (+44 1524 32371)

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From: Emily Tall <mllemily at acsu.buffalo.edu>
To: SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
Subject: icons
Date: 22 December 1999 16:44

Can anyone explain what "reverse perspective" means? I've looked in
various accounts of icons but none give a satisfactory explanation.
Thanks! Emily Tall