How to read a church : a guide to symbols and images in churches and cathedrals /

Taylor, Richard, 1967-

How to read a church : a guide to symbols and images in churches and cathedrals / Richard Taylor. - Mahawh, NJ : HiddenSpring, 2003. - x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Originally published: London : Rider, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index.

Reading a church : preliminaries -- Church building and furniture -- Crosses and crucifixes -- God -- Jesus -- The Virgin Mary -- Saints -- The Old Testament -- Doctors, angels, and abstracts -- Animals, birds, and fish -- Plants -- Letters and words -- How to read a priest.

1587680300 (alk. paper) 9781587680304 (alk. paper)

2004028484


Christian art and symbolism.
Church decoration and ornament.

BV150 / .T39 2003

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