An introduction to iconography / Roelof van Straten ; translated from the German by Patricia de Man.

Main entry:

Straten, Roelof van.

Title & Author:

An introduction to iconography / Roelof van Straten ; translated from the German by Patricia de Man.

Edition:

Rev. English ed.

Publication:

Description:

xv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Documenting the image, 1068-6894 ; v. 1

Notes:
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Leiden).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. What Is Iconography? -- 2. Personification -- 3. Allegory -- 4. Symbols, Attributes, and Symbolic Representations -- 5. Literary Sources of Subjects in Art -- 6. Iconographic Handbooks and Photo Archives -- 7. ICONCLASS: A New Method of Research in Iconography -- Appendix: An Overview of the ICONCLASS System.

Summary:

For the first time in English, available in one source, An Introduction to Iconography explains the ways artists use references and allusions to create meaning. The book presents the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of iconography and ICONCLASS, the comprehensive iconographical indexing system developed by Henri van de Waal. Topics such as the history of iconography, personification, allegory, and symbols receive special emphasis. Added features include annotated bibliographies of books and journal articles from around the world that are associated with iconographic research. This comprehensive guide, with its more than 60 illustrations, offers a readable and ready source for the subject.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

2881246273 (hardcover)
9782881246272 (hardcover)
288124601X (softcover)
9782881246012 (softcover)
0203462556
9780203462553

Subject:

Art Themes, motives.
Art Historiography.
Art Thèmes, motifs.
Art Historiographie.
theme.
Iconografie.
Signes et symboles Dans l'art.
Iconographie.
Iconography

Form/genre:

Theses.

Added entries:

Documenting the image ; v. 1.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 117662
Call No.: ID N7565.S7713; ID:95-B1422
Status: Available

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