The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture / Peter and Linda Murray.

Main entry:

Murray, Peter, 1920-1992, author.

Title & Author:

The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture / Peter and Linda Murray.

Publication:

Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Description:

xi, 596 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 585-593).
List of abbreviations -- Note to the reader -- Text -- Glossary of architectural terms -- Bibliography -- Illustration sources.

Summary:

The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture is a unique and fascinating exploration of the art and architecture that has been influenced and inspired by biblical stories and Christian history and beliefs. Richly illustrated, the Companion combines general essays on the periods and styles important in the history of Christian art with hundreds of shorter entries that describe specific works, artists, themes, and visual images and which give the reader practical guidance on where in Europe to locate the works described.

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ISBN:

0198661657 hardcover
9780198661658 hardcover
0585218595
9780585218595

Subject:

Christian art and symbolism Themes, motives.
Christian art and symbolism Themes, motives Dictionaries.
Art chrétien Thèmes, motifs Dictionnaires anglais.
Christelijke kunst.
Iconografie.
Art chrétien Dictionnaires anglais.
Art et symbolisme chrétiens Dictionnaires.
Christian art and symbolism

Form/genre:

Dictionaries
Reference works
Ouvrages de référence.

Added entries:

Murray, Linda, author.

Companion to Christian Art and Architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 136007
Call No.: ID N7830.M87 REF; ID:97-B90
Status: Available

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