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Christian Symbols, Ancient and Modern: A Handbook for Students. 1972. (Book Stacks BV 150 C53 1972)
One of the standard tools in iconography by Heather Child and Dorothy Colles. Contains numerous illustrations of symbols found in decorative or applied arts of carving, embroidery, stained glass, etc. Divided into categories of representations of the cross, the trinity, angels, and Christ. A Dictionary of Symbols. 1996. (Ref. GR 931 C4413 1996) This one-volume dictionary includes symbols from folklore and mythology. It is a translation from Jean Chevalier and Alain Gheerbrant French publication of the same title. Bibliographical references are included (pp. 1150-1174). Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art. 1998. (Ref. N 7560 E53 1998) This two-volume dictionary includes over 200 signed essays with selected works of art and a recommended reading list. It also provides seven extensive indexes to historical personages, places and concepts within ancient mythology, Judeo-Christian world, the Bible and other sacred books, and also to literary texts, composers, filmmakers, and folktales. Dogon Masks: A Structural Study of Form and Meaning. 1982. (Book Stacks DT 551.42 D45) This is a study of the Dogon masks from Mali by Barbara DeMott and published in the series Studies in the Fine Arts. Iconography, no. 4, includes bibliography and index. The Iconography and Ritual of Siva at Elephanta. 1988. (Book Stacks NB 1007 E34 C64 1988) A work on the Hindu deity of Siva in the Island of Elephanta "located in Bombay Harbour in the Arabian Sea. In the early 16th century Portuguese navigators named the island Ilha Elefante (Elephant Island) in reference to a large stone elephant that was found there. Includes a bibliography pp. 217-236. Iconographie de l'art chrétien. 1988. (Book Stacks N 7830 R33 1988) This French language tool on Christian art iconography is divided as follows: Volume 1, General Introduction; Volume 2, Parts 1-2, The Bible; and Volume 3, Parts 1-3, Saints. The iconography is a reprint of the 1955-1959 edition published by Presses Universitaires de France in Paris, by By Louis Réau. Iconography of Christian Art. 1971. (Book Stacks N 7830 S35132) Translated from Gertrud Schiller's original German language on the iconography of the figure of Jesus Christ: Volume 1, Christ's incarnation, childhood, baptism, temptation, transfiguration, works, and miracles; and Volume 2, The Passion of Christ. The Iconography of the Teotihuacan Tlaloc. 1974. (Book Stacks E51 S85 no. 15) This is a volume from the Harvard University series Studies in Pre-Columbian Art & Archaeology by Esther Pasztory. Also from the series is The Iconography of the Art of Teotihuacan (Book Stacks E 51 S85 no.4). Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art. 1994. (Ref. N 7740 H35 1994) James Hall's dictionary includes symbols for abstract signs, animals, artifacts, earth and sky, human body and dress, and plants. |