Signs and Symbols in Christian Art
Subtitle: With Illustrations from Paintings from the Renaissance (Galaxy Books)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: December 31, 1966
Place of publication: London; Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780195014327
First sentence: Ape. In Christian art, the figure of the ape has been used to symbolize sin, malice, cunning, and lust.
Table of contents: title: The reason why / Rush H. Kress; title: An introduction / George Ferguson; title: Animals, Birds and Insects; title: Flowers, Trees and Plants; title: Earth and Sky; title: The Human Body; title: The Old Testament; title: St. John the Baptist; title: The Virgin Mary; title: Jesus Christ; title: The Trinity, the Madonna and Angels; title: The Saints; title: Radiances, Letters, Colors and Numbers; title: Religious Dress; title: Religious Objects; title: Artifacts