The world of the saints
By: Norbert Wolf.
Publisher: Prestel; Prestel Publishing
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Christian saints in art.; Christian saints -- Biography.; Christian art and symbolism.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Arranged according to the feast days in the Christian calendar, The World of the Saints provides detailed information about the stories of eighty saints, with explanations of their attributes, along with interesting facts about the genesis of the works, which include paintings, altarpieces, frescoes and sculptures. In addition, more than one hundred other saints are included in a useful lexicon along with an illustrated index of symbols."--Jacket.
Notes: Translation of: Die Welt der Heiligen.
Includes index.