christian art and symbolism

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Saints in art

2003
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide reference information designed to help people understand depictions of saints in sacred art, describing the identifying attributes of each saint, with notes on his or her life and martyrdom. Includes illustrations.

Old Testament figures in art

2003
Explores how figures from the Old Testament have been portrayed in Christian art throughout history, with reproductions of key works and analysis of each element of the work.

The history of the church in art

2008
A guide to the representation of the history of the church in Christian art, covering liturgical objects, clothes, historical figures, and more.

Gospel figures in art

2003
Analyzes more than two hundred paintings that depict the principles figures and events in the life of Jesus.

Saints

a visual almanac of the virtuous, pure, praiseworthy, and good
1994

Portrait of Jesus

the life of Christ in poetry and prose
1973

A young person's book of Catholic signs and symbols

1982
A dictionary describing over 200 signs, symbols, and liturgical items and their meaning in Catholic worship and practice.

Painting the word

Christian pictures and their meanings
1999

African Zion

the sacred art of Ethiopia
1993
Introduces Ethiopian Christian art from the fourth to the eighteenth centuries, and includes a history of African arts and cultures.

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