How to read a church : a guide to images, symbols, and meanings in churches and cathedrals /
Richard Taylor.
- Mahawh, NJ : HiddenSpring, 2005.
- p. cm.
Originally published: London : Rider, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reading a church : preliminaries -- Church building and furniture -- Crosses and crucifixes -- God -- Jesus -- The Virgin Mary -- Saints -- The Old Testament -- Doctors, angels, and abstracts -- Animals, birds, and fish -- Plants -- Letters and words -- How to read a priest.
1587680300 (alk. paper)
2004028484
Christian art and symbolism. Church decoration and ornament.