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1	From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History more books like this by James Smith Pierce add to wishlist For freshman and sophomore courses in Art History Survey (1 or 2 semesters) and Art Appreciation. Designed as a comprehensive supplement to Janson's History of Art, Sixth Edition, Hartt's Art, Fourth Edition, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Eleventh Edition, and Stokstad's Art History, Second Edition -- but also appropriate as a stand-alone brief ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order. Expanded Edition more books like this by Otto Von Simson, Otto Georg Von Simson add to wishlist "The Gothic Cathedral is the most stimulating and comprehensive work on the subject to date. . . . If the cathedrals are to be understood, Mr. von Simson rightly declares, they must be seen not in the light of twentieth-century esthetic observation, but of twelfth-century religious experience, through which the supernatural permeated every aspect ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $29.19! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Signs and Symbols in Christian Art: With Illustrations from Paintings from the Renaissance more books like this by George Ferguson add to wishlist Divided into 14 chapters, text and illustrations reveal the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth and Sky, animals, birds, insects, and flowers. George Ferguson also explores Old Testament characters and events and their symbolic representation in art. 350 illustrations. see all copies from $2.63! new only from $11.92! \| first editions
4	The Geometry of Love: Space, Time, Mystery, and Meaning in an Ordinary Church more books like this by Margaret Visser add to wishlist This work is an examination of the way in which a building can embody and create meaning. Visser begins her study with the eighth century Church of St Agnes in Rome, built over the grave of a 13 year-old girl who was murdered. From this starting point, Visser takes us into the realms of history, mythology, culture, tradition, ritual and belief, ... see all copies from $8.25! new only from $16.62! \| first editions
5	How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals more books like this by Richard Taylor add to wishlist Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols--"all of which are packed with meaning. But today few people, from regular visitors to tourists, truly understand the wealth of meaning in what they find there. How to Read a Church is must reading for anybody who wants to know more about what they see ... see all copies from $6.10! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Life of Christ more books like this by Frederic William Farrar add to wishlist This book was partly inspired by a personal knowledge of the localities depicted and furnishes the details of the life of Christ from the Nativity to the Resurrection, bringing the Gospel events to life. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $18.61! \| first editions \| SVS
7	King of the Confessors more books like this by Thomas Hoving add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $55.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Saints in Art more books like this by Rosa Giorgi, Stefano Zuffi (Editor), Thomas Michael Hartmann (Translator) add to wishlist Christian saints have been the objects of reverence and fascination throughout the past two millennia. Their likenesses, heroic acts, prayerful lives, and stories of martyrdom have been portrayed frequently in art of diverse media. Without familiarity with the saints and their images and symbols, viewers of art may find it challenging to identify, ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $15.57! \| SVS
9	Christ and the fine arts; an anthology of pictures, poetry, music, and stories centering in the life of Christ more books like this by Cynthia Pearl Maus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	Christian and Oriental philosophy of art more books like this by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy add to wishlist 9 of the most famous essays by the preeminent philosopher and art historian, exploring such subjects as the true function of aesthetics in art and the importance of symbolism. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $13.96! \| SVS
11	Sacred Doorways more books like this by Linette Martin add to wishlist For anyone who is intrigued by icons, Sacred Doorways is the place to begin. There are books on icons from a theological perspective and books from an art history perspective, but Sacred Doorways provides the first guidebook for the general reader that is both comprehensive and accessible. see all copies from $12.58! new only from $14.84! \| SVS
12	Medieval Art: Painting-Sculpture-Architecture, 4th-14th Century more books like this by James Snyder add to wishlist Published jointly by Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams Inc. Broad in scope, this volume discusses the arts of the church - architecture, sculpture, manuscript illumination, and sumptuary arts - in Italy, Byzantium, Germany, and France from the 4th to the 14th centuries - including Early Christian, Byzantine, Pre-Romanesque Hiberno-Saxon, ... see all copies from $9.95! first editions
13 view cover	Worship Without Words: The Signs and Symbols of Our Faith more books like this by Patricia S Klein add to wishlist This guidebook explains the meaning and historical background of all elements of Christian liturgy--the church calendar and the signs, symbols, gestures, vestments, and architectural and sacramental elements. Devotional readings are included to enhance private worship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	What Life Was Like Amid Splendor and Intrigue: Byzantine Empire, Ad 330-1453 more books like this by Time-Life Books add to wishlist Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $14.97! \| first editions
15 view cover	Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261?1557) more books like this by Helen C Evans add to wishlist A sequel to the landmark catalogue The Glory of Byzantium, this magnificent book features work from the last golden age of the Byzantine empire. During the last centuries of the "Empire of the Romans", Byzantine artists created exceptional secular and religious works that had an enduring influence on art and culture. In later years, Eastern ... see all copies from $26.75! new only from $48.81! \| first editions
16 view cover	High Gothic: The Classic Cathedrals of Chartres, Reims, Amiens more books like this by Hans Jantzen add to wishlist This engaging study introduces the reader to one of the greatest achievements of Western art: the climactic phase of Gothic architecture in the first half of the thirteenth century. see all copies from $4.19! new only from $21.39! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Gothic image; religious art in France of the thirteenth century. more books like this by Émile Mâle add to wishlist Emile Male's book aids understanding of medieval art and medieval symbolism, and of the vision of the world which presided over the building of the French cathedrals. It looks at French religious art in the Middle Ages, its forms, and especially the Eastern sources of sculptural iconography used in the cathedrals of France. Fully illustrated with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.56! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Second Edition more books like this by John Beckwith add to wishlist The appreciation of early Christian and Byzantine Art as a sublime expression of religious thought and feeling is a comparatively modern phenomenon. Byzantine art is both static and dynamic: static in the sense that once an image was established it was felt that no improvement was necessary; dynamic in the sense that there was never one style and ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $29.50! \| SVS
19	Christ and the fine arts more books like this by Cynthia Pearl Maus add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
20	Cathedral Builders more books like this by Gimpel add to wishlist Medieval Europe witnessed the spectacular flowering of religious architecture. In this illustrated portrait of an age, Jean Gimpel gives an account of astonishing feats of engineering and artistry. He explores the political, financial, and spiritual role of the men who inspired such cathedrals as Canterbury, Chartres and Notre Dame. The author ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $74.85! \| first editions
21 view cover	On Divers Arts more books like this by Ronald Ted Smith, Theophilus of Antioch, Theophilus add to wishlist Earliest (12th century) treatise on arts written by practicing artist. Pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, more. 34 illustrations. see all copies from $8.09! new only from $8.09! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Painting the Word: Christian Pictures and Their Meanings more books like this by John Drury add to wishlist In this volume John Drury brings his knowledge and experience as both priest and biblical scholar to Christian paintings and presents them to us afresh. He shows how the images in works by artists from Duccio to Velazquez have a universal quality that fills them with passion, stories and meaning, not only for audiences of the past but also for ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $13.59! \| first editions \| SVS
23	The Cloisters Apocalypse: A Fourteenth-Century Manuscript in Facsimile more books like this by Florens Deuchler, Helmut Nickel, Cloisters add to wishlist see all copies from $8.95! new only from $90.50! \| first editions
24 view cover	Crusader Art in the Holy Land, from the Third Crusade to the Fall of Acre, 1187-1291 more books like this by Jaroslav Folda add to wishlist This book tells the story of the Architecture and the Figural Art produced for the Crusaders after the battle of Hattin and the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, during the one hundred years that Acre was the capital of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, 1191-1291. It is an art sponsored by kings and queens, patriarchs and bishops, clergy, monks, friars, ... see all copies from $58.95! new only from $99.95! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Symbols of the Church more books like this by Maurice Dilasser (Editor), Mary Cabrini Durkin (Editor), Caroline Morson (Translator) add to wishlist This colorful book looks both beyond the church building and deep within it to find symbols relevant to Judeo-Christianity. see all copies from $5.12! new only from $19.18! \| SVS

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