An Introduction to Iconography: Symbols, Allusions and Meaning in the Visual Arts - Documenting the Image - Roelof Van Straten - Books - Gordon & Breach Science Publishers SA - 9782881246012 - June 28, 1994
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An Introduction to Iconography: Symbols, Allusions and Meaning in the Visual Arts - Documenting the Image 2nd edition


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This text explains the ways artists use references and allusions to create meaning. It presents the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of the iconographical indexing system developed by Henri van de Waal. It emphasizes the history of iconography, personification, allegory and sources.


168 pages, 61 b&w photographs

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released June 28, 1994
ISBN13 9782881246012
Publishers Gordon & Breach Science Publishers SA
Pages 172
Dimensions 163 × 228 × 10 mm   ·   326 g
Language English  
Translator De Man, Patricia

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