Saints and Their Symbols

2004 Art

Author : Fernando Lanzi
Release : 2004
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 709/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Saints and Their Symbols written by Fernando Lanzi. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images that tell the story of salvation illustrate saints in various scenes. They are often depicted by an emblem or icon. It used to be that we knew enough about the saints to recognize them in images or artworks without much trouble, but it is becoming a struggle. understanding the saints. This text explains such things as why so many of the saints appear in images with Jesus and the Virgin Mary, yet remain unnamed, which symbols are associated with each saint, and what their roles were in Christian salvation. work of popular religious culture and anthropology.

Saints in Art

2003 Christian art and symbolism

Author : Rosa Giorgi
Release : 2003
Genre : Christian art and symbolism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 177/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Saints in Art written by Rosa Giorgi. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From Agatha to Zeno, this book presents the images and attributes of more than one hundred saints, those most frequently encountered in sacred art, history and legend, tradition and devotional literature. Lavishly illustrated, this book introduces the saints with their identifying attributes, notes on their lives and martyrdoms, and visual references that make it easy to identify their characters and legends and the forms of worship for each."--BOOK JACKET.

Saints and Their Symbols

2012-03-01 Art

Author : Rosa Giorgi
Release : 2012-03-01
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 242/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Saints and Their Symbols written by Rosa Giorgi. This book was released on 2012-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Saints and Their Symbols features more than 120 of the saints most frequently portrayed in art and explains how to recognize these saints with the help of their symbols. This magnificently illustrated guide includes more than 200 classic images, in addition to text that details each saint's feast day and biography, as well as the people, activities, and locations under the saint's patronage."--P. [4] of cover.

Saints, Signs, and Symbols

2018-02-27 Religion

Author : W. Ellwood Post
Release : 2018-02-27
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 725/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Saints, Signs, and Symbols written by W. Ellwood Post. This book was released on 2018-02-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saints, Signs, and Symbols, which was first published in 1962, contains in compact form all the main symbols used in the Church, complete with notes on their origin, meaning, and colouring. Of particular interest is the section on the Saints, which includes brief biographical details of each. “This is an indispensable handbook for teaching at all age levels.”—Kirkus Review

Saints, Signs, and Symbols

2009-07-01 Antiques & Collectibles

Author : Hilarie Cornwell
Release : 2009-07-01
Genre : Antiques & Collectibles
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 65X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Saints, Signs, and Symbols written by Hilarie Cornwell. This book was released on 2009-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoroughly updated and comprehensive edition enhances the classic work as a guide to symbolism in Christian liturgical art, architecture, manuscripts, stained glass, and more. This edition is more heavily pictorial in an effort to provide an even stronger resource for artists and researchers, as well as the general browsing public. It addresses the rich history of Christian symbolism, presented for the twenty-first century reader. This unique resource offers page after page of line drawings depicting sacred monograms, saints, crosses, altars, flowers, fruits and trees, plus symbols of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures, the Church Year, the Apostles, the Holy Trinity; and much more. Completely updated and with ecumenical appeal, this useful new reference book expands on its earlier and well-earned reputation for providing clear and reliable information on Christian symbolism.

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