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Christian Iconography
"Learn how to identify the saints in medieval and renaissance art. Read the stories that the paintings refer to. Find out the "why" behind traditional elements in paintings of scriptural events."
Books
The Hutchinson dictionary of symbols in art
Illustrated dictionary of symbols in eastern and western art
by
Hall, James
Call Number: N 7740 H35 1994 (Nanaimo Stacks)
Dictionary of Christian art
by
Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane
Call Number: BV 150 A66 1994 (Nanaimo Stacks)
Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art
by
Hall, James
Call Number: N 7825 H35 (Nanaimo Stacks)
Symbols and allegories in art
by
Battistini, Matilde
Call Number: N 7740 B2913 2005 (Nanaimo Stacks)
The Oxford dictionary of phrase and fable
by
Knowles, Elizabeth
Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable
Call Number: PN 43 B65 1999 (Nanaimo Reference Collection)
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