Saints in Art
Saints in Art

Author: Rosa Giorgi

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780892367177

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"From Agatha to Zeno, this book presents the images and attributes of more than one hundred saints, those most frequently encountered in sacred art, history and legend, tradition and devotional literature. Lavishly illustrated, this book introduces the saints with their identifying attributes, notes on their lives and martyrdoms, and visual references that make it easy to identify their characters and legends and the forms of worship for each."--BOOK JACKET.

Saints and Their Symbols
Saints and Their Symbols

Author: Fernando Lanzi

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0814629709

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Images that tell the story of salvation illustrate saints in various scenes. They are often depicted by an emblem or icon. It used to be that we knew enough about the saints to recognize them in images or artworks without much trouble, but it is becoming a struggle. understanding the saints. This text explains such things as why so many of the saints appear in images with Jesus and the Virgin Mary, yet remain unnamed, which symbols are associated with each saint, and what their roles were in Christian salvation. work of popular religious culture and anthropology.

Saints & Sinners
Saints & Sinners

Author: James Caswell

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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More than 350 beautiful color photographs depict 18th to mid-20th century Mexican devotional art, including danced masks, devils and angels, santos, milagritos, retablos, and ex-votos. They were used in religious ceremonies at home and church, and include wood carvings and items of clay, stone, metal and paper. Seven essays cover the history and meaning of the works.

One Hundred Saints
One Hundred Saints

Author:

Publisher: Bulfinch Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 9780821220092

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Provides a brief profile of each saint and discusses how he or she is depicted in art

Commentary on the Apocalypse
Commentary on the Apocalypse

Author: St. Victorinus

Publisher: Trumpet Press

Published:

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13:

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commentary on the Book of Revelation written by St. Victorinus, Bishop of Petau, and Martyr. It is from the Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 7. Originally written in the latter part of the 3rd century. All his works have disappeared except the extracts from his commentaries on Genesis and the Apocalypse, if indeed these texts are really a remnant of his works, concerning which opinions differ. Do you want to know what the early Church believed about the Revelation, then this is a good example of their belief.

Saints
Saints

Author: Rosa Giorgi

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2006-09-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810954991

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This richly illustrated text portrays more than 375 Catholic saints, arranged by the days of the year on which each beatified figure is honoured. Up to three saints have been chosen for each day of the year, with a brief accompanying description of each.

New Kingdom of the Saints
New Kingdom of the Saints

Author: Larry Frank

Publisher: Museum of NM Press/Red Crane Books

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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Illustrates 250 works of art extending back to the earliest worked points of the Paleo-Indian Clovis people through works by twentieth-century artists.