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ISBN: 0802832490
ISBN13: 9780802832498

Saints: A Visual Guide

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ISBN: 0802832490
ISBN13: 9780802832498

Conditions

A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.

Conditions

A read copy, but remains in excellent condition.

Book Overview

San Antonio, St. Patrick, St. Paul, Santa Claus -- these are just a few of the many saints whose names are familiar to everybody. Well over six million people in the United States live in a city named after a saint. Yet how many of us know the stories behind the saints whose names and images surround us?

Edward and Lorna Mornin have been collecting images of saints from both high and low art for decades. In this handy guide they combine their research into 130 popular saints with fascinating images, answering often-asked questions: When did these saints live? What are their symbols? Did they actually exist?

Drawing chiefly from western Europe and the United States, Saints: A Visual Guide goes beyond familiar portrayals to lesser-known but enlightening images of famous saints, not only in formal sculpture, painting, and engraving but also in such modest media as prayer and playing cards, coats of arms, commercial signs, and the like.

Attractive, practical, and filled with fascinating stories, this little book will be an invaluable field guide for everyone even the most seasoned "saint spotter." This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN:
0802832490
ISBN13:
9780802832498
Release Date:
April 2006
Publisher:
Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
Length:
296 Pages
Weight:
0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:
6.5″ × 0.8″ × 4.5″
CatholicismChristian Books & BiblesChurch HistoryEducation & ReferenceReligionReligion & SpiritualitySaintsSpirituality

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Saints: Real and Mythical

This beautiful little book took these Canadian authors on an international journey, photographing artistic works depicting dozens of saints. A short bio accompanies each saint, including those with doubtful, or downright "make believe" origin.

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Easter reading

Enjoyed this book so much as the passenger on a ride to Cape Cod on Good Friday that I ordered 3 more copies for my children. Each saint has about a one page writeup with an accompanying illustration generally by some famous painter.

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Inspiration by example

A nice little volume of many of the most influential saints and why they are important to us as examples for our lives. I'd like the volume to be a little bigger and have a different binding that allows it to open fully more easily so it's easier to see text and paintings that illustrate each saint.

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