Nature and Its Symbols

Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides...
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Author: Lucia Impelluso
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Language: English
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Nature and Its Symbols by Impelluso, Lucia

Nature and Its Symbols

$65.93

Nature and Its Symbols

$65.93
Author: Lucia Impelluso
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain the symbols used in art. This volume includes chapters on plants, flowers, fruits, and animals of the earth, air, and water, as well as fantastical creatures such as centaurs, griffons, and dragons. The vivid illustrations, which include paintings and tapestries from some of the world's premier museums, are accompanied by texts that offer a careful analysis of the artists' depictions of the natural world. fruit, or animal portrayed, its mythic or literary origins, and the episodes or individuals associated with it. These salient points are also called out in summary form within each entry, making the information easily accessible. The reader discovers, for example, that the iris can represent Jesus or the purity of the Virgin Mary as well as the kings of France or the city of Florence. The monkey, which can be symbolic of the devil, heresy, or bad temper, is also associated with the three wise men who travelled to Bethlehem to pay homage to the infant Jesus.

Author: Lucia Impelluso
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/01/2004
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780892367726


Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2005 pg. 57 - Strongly Recommended
Publishers Weekly 11/29/2004 pg. 35
Booklist 12/15/2004 pg. 699

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