christian symbolism

Text and illustrations look at artistic portrayals of Jesus, focusing on the Annunciation, the Nativity, his baptism, and others.

Text and the accompanying illustrations offer an overview of Medieval art and life.

An introduction to Christianity that discusses the religion's signs, symbols, stories, prayer, worship, the Bible, rites of passage, and festivals.

"When tragedy shakes young Samuel Chamber's family, his search for answers entangles him in the midst of an ancient conflict and leads him on an unexpected journey to find the Tree of Life" --Provided by publisher.

Presents over six hundred ninety illustrations of the art and life of the Middle Ages from the Early Christian basilicas through Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, sculpture, and paintings; and contains a timetable of Medieval history and art and full index.

A survey of early Christian and Byzantine art and architecture, a period that ranged over one thousand years, discussing how and why it was made and used, and including numerous color and black-and-white photographs.

Collection of angel art, showing how the heavenly creatures have been depicted by artists from the first millennium through contemporary times.

Authors present differing opinions on whether war memorial crosses dishonor veterans of other faiths, whether radical secularist attacks on monument crosses threaten religious freedom, and whether promoting religious displays on public land can dampen holidays.

Illustrations and text combine to examine the lives, achievements, and struggles of the Byzantines; covering a period that begins with the establishment of the capital city of Constantinople in A.D. 330, and continuing through its fall to the Turks in 1453.