Signs & symbols in Christian art
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Signs & symbols in Christian art
（Oxford paperbacks）
Oxford University Press, 1961
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"With illustrations from paintings of the renaissance"
Includes index
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Description
First published in 1954 and having gone through several editions, this comprehensive book remains the authoritative source in the study of symbols in Christian art. This paperback edition includes all of the three hundred fifty illustrations from the original edition, as well as the complete and unabridged text, revealing . the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects, and flowers. In addition to a
discussion of objects treated symbolically in Christian art, George Ferguson explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. In addition to a discussion of objects
treated symbolically in Christian art, George Ferguson explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art.
Table of Contents
The Reason Why by Rush H. Kress
An Introduction by George Ferguson
I. Animals, Birds, and Insects
II. Flowers, Trees, and Plants
III. Earth and Sky
IV. The Human Body
V. The Old Testament
VI. St. John the Baptist
VII. The Virgin Mary
VIII. Jesus Christ
IX. The Trinity, the Madonna, and Angels
X. The Saints
XI. Radiances, Letters, Colors, and Numbers
XII. Religious Dress
XIII. Religious Objects
XIV. Artifacts
List of Plates
Index of Names and Subjects
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