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010 _a 2004049288
020 _a9780192803283 (pbk.)
_cRs225.00
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_beng
_erda
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082 0 0 _a700.4823 WIL
_223
_b009246
100 1 _aWilliamson, Beth.
245 1 0 _aChristian art :
_ba very short introduction /
_cBeth Williamson.
264 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_cc2004.
300 _axi, 132 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c18 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
440 0 _aVery short introductions ;
_v107
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 121-124) and index.
505 _aIntroduction ; 1. Images of the Eucharist and images of Christ's Passion ; 2. The Virgin and Child ; 3. The Saints ; 4. 'Bibles for the Illiterate': Old and New Testament Narrative Imagery ; 5. Icons ; 6. Conclusion: the Twentieth Century
520 _aChristian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the devotional works of the Renaissance period, to the interpretations of the 21st century. This book explores the changing nature of the representation of themes and subjects found in Christian art, covering the Eucharist, the crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, and the saints.
650 0 _aChristian art and symbolism.
856 4 2 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.openisbn.com/isbn/019280328X/
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