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Book SynopsisDiane Apostolos-Cappadona is Professor Emerita of Religious Art and Cultural History and Haub Director in the Catholic Studies Program, Georgetown University, USA.
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A Guide to Christian Art is sufficiently broad to attract readers from a wide variety of audiences … [This book] is a welcome, valuable, and easily accessible reference. * Dialogismos *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Glossary (including Bible, Apocrypha, and other literary sources) Chapter I: Narratives of Jesus Christ and his mother, Mary, in Christian Art Chapter II: Themes A. Personages 1. Classical personages & metaphors 2. Biblical and Apocryphal figures 3. Saints 4. Celestial figures 5. Evil figures B. Signs and Symbols 1. Animals, real & imaginary 2. Botanicals 3. Human Body: Dressed and Undressed 4. Colors; Letters, words & phrases; Geometric shapes 5. Musical Instruments 6. Visual Church Chapter III:Guide to Christian Art in Churches and Museums Chapter IV: Timeline
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