Taylor, Richard, 1967-

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)

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Christian art and symbolism.
Church decoration and ornament.

BV150 / .T39 2003

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