The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture Hardcover - 1996
by Peter Murray; Linda Murray
The Judeo-Christian tradition has had a profound impact on Western civilization and in particular on Western art. Equisitely designed and lavishly illustrated, The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture offers over 1,700 alphabetical entries which cover everything from Adam and Eve and the Good Samaritan to Illuminated Books and Rose Windows. 200 illustrations. 16 color plates.
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The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture is a unique and fascinating exploration of the art and architecture that has been influenced and inspired by biblical stories and Christian history and beliefs. Richly illustrated the Companion combines general essays on the periods and styles important in the history of Christian art with hundreds of shorter entries that describe specific works, artists, themes, and visual images and which give the reader practical guidance on where in Europe to locate the works described.
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- Title The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture
- Author Peter Murray; Linda Murray
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 624
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
- Date 1996
- Features Bibliography, Glossary
- ISBN 9780198661658 / 0198661657
- Weight 2.97 lbs (1.35 kg)
- Dimensions 6.5 x 9.5 x 1.77 in (16.51 x 24.13 x 4.50 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Christian art and symbolism - Themes, motives
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96017840
- Dewey Decimal Code 704.948
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/15/1997, Page 1043
- Christian Century, 01/31/2001, Page 25
- Library Journal, 01/01/1997, Page 89
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