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050 00 $aN7830$b.F37 1959
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100 1 $aFerguson, George,$d1899-1973.
245 10 $aSigns & symbols in Christian art /$cby George Ferguson ; with illustrations from paintings of the Renaissance.
246 30 $aSigns and symbols in Christian art
250 $a[Popular ed. : complete and unabridged].
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c1959.
300 $a123 pages :$billustrations, plates (some color) ;$c29 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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500 $aIncludes index.
520 0 $aFirst 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.
505 0 $aAnimals, Birds and Insects -- Flowers, Trees and Plants -- Earth and Sky -- The Human Body -- The Old Testament -- St. John the Baptist -- The Virgin Mary -- Jesus Christ -- The Trinity, the Madonna and Angels -- The Saints -- Radiances, Letters, Colors and Numbers -- Religious Dress -- Religious Objects -- Artifacts.
650 0 $aChristian art and symbolism.
650 0 $aPainting, Renaissance.
650 6 $aArt et symbolisme chrétiens.
650 7 $aChristian art and symbolism.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00858904
650 7 $aPainting, Renaissance.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01051051
776 08 $iOnline version:$aFerguson, George Wells, 1899-$tSigns and symbols in Christian art.$bPopular ed., complete and unabridged.$dNew York, Oxford University Press 1959$w(OCoLC)646941562
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