The Bible and the saints.
Flammarion| N° d'inventaire | 23520 |
| Format | 11 x 17 |
| Détails | 656 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782080234674 |
Now famous, this iconographic guide is an indispensable tool to help the countless visitors to churches, castles, museums and exhibitions who seek to recognize and understand the main religious representations of the Western tradition.
The saints and biblical figures appear under their names in alphabetical order, and the scenes from the Old and New Testaments under their most common names. The articles are organized according to the same didactic structure: the different forms of the name or expression in the main Western languages, the quality of each character (prophet, apostle, etc.), tradition or legend, iconography, and attributes. A series of cross-referenced notes, supplemented by information on the symbolism and iconography of numbers, animals, and plants, facilitates the identification of allegories, insignia, or the habits of dignitaries of the Church and monastic orders.
Now famous, this iconographic guide is an indispensable tool to help the countless visitors to churches, castles, museums and exhibitions who seek to recognize and understand the main religious representations of the Western tradition.
The saints and biblical figures appear under their names in alphabetical order, and the scenes from the Old and New Testaments under their most common names. The articles are organized according to the same didactic structure: the different forms of the name or expression in the main Western languages, the quality of each character (prophet, apostle, etc.), tradition or legend, iconography, and attributes. A series of cross-referenced notes, supplemented by information on the symbolism and iconography of numbers, animals, and plants, facilitates the identification of allegories, insignia, or the habits of dignitaries of the Church and monastic orders.