An edition of Signs and Symbols in Christian Art (1954)

Signs and Symbols in Christian Art

With Illustrations from Paintings from the Renaissance (Galaxy Books)

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An edition of Signs and Symbols in Christian Art (1954)

Signs and Symbols in Christian Art

With Illustrations from Paintings from the Renaissance (Galaxy Books)

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First published in 1954 and having gone through several editions, this comprehensive book remains the authoritative source in the field. This paperback edition includes all of the 350 illustrations from the original edition, as well as the complete and unabridged text. Divided into fourteen chapters, text and illustrations reveal 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, Ferguson explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. - Back cover.

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English
Pages
192

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Cover of: Signs & Symbols in Christian Art
Signs & Symbols in Christian Art
April 1985, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: Signs and Symbols in Christian Art
Signs and Symbols in Christian Art: With Illustrations from Paintings from the Renaissance (Galaxy Books)
December 31, 1966, Oxford University Press, USA
Paperback in English
Cover of: Signs and symbols in Christian art
Signs and symbols in Christian art
1954, Oxford University Press
in English

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First Sentence

"Ape. In Christian art, the figure of the ape has been used to symbolize sin, malice, cunning, and lust."

Table of Contents

The reason why / Rush H. Kress
An introduction / George Ferguson
Animals, 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

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London, Oxford, New York

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
183 p., [112] p. of plates
Number of pages
192
Dimensions
21 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7385873M
ISBN 10
0195014324
ISBN 13
9780195014327
Library Thing
262700
Goodreads
1094363

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