Saints - Softcover

Edward Mornin

 
9780711226067: Saints
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0711226067 ISBN 13: 9780711226067
Verlag: Frances Lincoln, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

If you have ever looked at a religious painting, a statue or a stained glass window, and wondered who that person is, then this book is for you. Taking 130 of the most popular and widely represented saints (from the archangels and the Apostles to Saint Bernadette and Padre Pio), the authors provide brief accounts of each saint's achievements (real or legendary) and details of their conventional attributes - usually the tools of their trade or the instruments of their martyrdom. They provide a clear colour representation of each saint - a likeness which may be a work of high art, but equally may be taken from the popular imagery of playing cards, inn signs or advertisements. A comprehensive reference index enables the reader to identify the saints, by looking up the attributes represented - from anchors (St Clement) to wounds (St Roch if in the leg, St Rita if in the brow). Practical, attractive and well-informed, this little book will be invaluable for students and lovers of art of all ages.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Edward Mornin is Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies at the University of British Columbia. Lorna Mornin is a former scientist at the University of British Columbia, and a photographer.

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Verlag
Frances Lincoln
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0711226067
ISBN 13 
9780711226067
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
296
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