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An Introduction to Iconography: Symbols, Allusions and Meaning in the Visual Arts

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An Introduction to Iconography: Symbols, Allusions and Meaning in the Visual Arts - Van Straten, Roelof, and de Man, Patricia (Translated by)
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Available for the first time in English, An Introduction to Iconography explains the ways that 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. It gives particular emphasis to the history of iconography, personification, allegory, and symbols, and the literary sources that inform iconographic readings, and includes annotated bibliographies ...

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An Introduction to Iconography: Symbols, Allusions and Meaning in the Visual Arts 1994, Routledge, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9782881246012

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