An edition of The World's Great Madonnas (1947)

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An Anthology of Pictures, Poetry, Music, and Stories Centering in the LIfe of the Madonna and Her Son

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An edition of The World's Great Madonnas (1947)

The World's Great Madonnas

An Anthology of Pictures, Poetry, Music, and Stories Centering in the LIfe of the Madonna and Her Son

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As the subtitle describes, it is an anthology or art, music, prose and poetry concerning Mary and Jesus. Each piece of art is accompanied by a few paragraphs of history and interpretation, as are many of the song, carols and poems.

All of the art (except the front-piece) is in black and white.

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Harper & Brothers Publishers
Pages
802

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Subjects
religion, Christianity, art, music, poetry, Art, Fiction, Songs and music

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Table of Contents

Introduction. 1
Symbols and their Significance in Religious Art. 7
Music and Religious History. 11
Part I. Great European Madonnas:.
Section 1. Italy. 15
Section 2. France. 69
Section 3. Spain. 107
Section 4. Germany. 139
Section 5. The Low Countries. 173
Section 6. Russia and Poland. 205
Section 7. The Scandinavian Countries. 245
Section 8. England. 289
Part II. The Madonnas of Asia:.
Section 1. India. 335
Section 2. China. 367
Section 3. Japan. 405
Part III. The Madonnas of Africa:.
Section 1. Central and West Africa. 439
Section 2. South Africa. 467
Part IV. Australian Madonnas:. 499
Part V. North American Madonnas:.
Section 1. Canada. 529
Section 2. United States and Alaska. 569
Section 3. Mexico. 621
Part VI. South American Madonnas:.
Section 1. Argentina. 657
Section 2. Brazil. 691
Section 3. Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. 737
Index of Art and Art Interpretation by Artists and Titles. 770
Index of Poetry by Authors and Titles. 774
Index of Stories by Titles and Authors. 778
Index of Music and Music Interpretation by Titles and Authors. 780
Acknowledgements. 783

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Copyright Date
1947

Contributors

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Fielding, Evelyn Lysle

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Hardcover
Pagination
viii, 789
Number of pages
802

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OL25662489M
LCCN
mrc02224896

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