Saints, Signs And Symbols

By W. Ellwood Post

Book Overview

Saints, Signs and Symbols by W. Ellwood Post is a comprehensive guide to the symbols and signs commonly found in Christian art and iconography. The book explores the meanings behind the symbols and how they have been used throughout history to convey religious ideas and concepts. It covers a wide range of topics, including the symbolism of colors, animals, plants, and objects, as well as the significance of saints and their attributes. The book is written in an accessible style and is illustrated with over 400 images, making it an essential reference for anyone interested in Christian art and symbolism. Whether you're an art historian, a religious scholar, or simply someone who appreciates the beauty of religious art, Saints, Signs and Symbols is an engaging and informative read.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1258004380
• ISBN13: 9781258004385
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Lots of info in few pages (96)

I was looking for a book of the whole area of Christian symbols, and this book covers a good section of it (though not as exhaustive as I need). There are 31 pages of about four entries per page showing in black and white line drawing the emblems of saints and also a brief paragraph identifying the saint and significance of the parts of the emblem. There are only seven pages of symbols for God, Holy Spirit, and Jesus, with many more symbols and much less background info. Five pages of crosses with names only, and four pages of 32 plants and their symbolism. All of this is rather impressive, however I am frustrated with the five pages of Old Testament Symbols that have no explaination. All-in-all, if you want lots of saints' emblems this is the book for you, and if you were looking for what I was, this is a great starting point. There is no formal bibliography, but there is a list of sources used in the acknowledgments.