Signs and Symbols in Christian Art

With Illustrations from Paintings of the Renaissance

George Ferguson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

1977
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-501432-7 (ISBN)

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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.

The late George Ferguson was Rector of Saint Philip's In the Hills Episcopal Parish in Tucson, Arizona.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.6.1977
Reihe/Serie	Galaxy Books ; 164
Zusatzinfo	plates, line-drawings
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 207 mm
Gewicht	259 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-19-501432-4 / 0195014324
ISBN-13	978-0-19-501432-7 / 9780195014327
Zustand	Neuware