The Reason Why by Rush H. Kress
An Introduction by George Ferguson
I. Animals, Birds, and Insects
II. Flowers, Trees, and Plants
III. Earth and Sky
IV. The Human Body
V. The Old Testament
VI. St. John the Baptist
VII. The Virgin Mary
VIII. Jesus Christ
IX. The Trinity, the Madonna, and Angels
X. The Saints
XI. Radiances, Letters, Colors, and Numbers
XII. Religious Dress
XIII. Religious Objects
XIV. Artifacts
List of Plates
Index of Names and Subjects
The late George Ferguson was Rector of Saint Philip's In the Hills Episcopal Parish in Tucson, Arizona.
"A tremendous help to so many students who haven't been raised with
the exposure to Christian iconography. Thanks!"-- Nancy
Noonan-Morrissey, Front Range Community College
"Excellent reference book--well-organized and highly
informative--also, moderately priced!"--Marie Canaves, Cape Cod
Community College
"Ferguson has brought a dead language back to life. He writes
simply and clearly."--The Chicago Tribune
"[A] superb volume."--The Christian Century
"An extraordinarily beautiful and useful book....For clergymen,
both Protestant and Catholic, who are interested in liturgies and
symbolism, for architects and artists, and for all devotees of art
this is an unusually valuable volume."--Kirkus Reviews
"A good book of reference for the general reader."--The Nation
"The publication of this book is an important event. There is no
comparable guide in English to the profoundly beautiful symbolism
of Christian art."--John Walker, Director Emeritus of the National
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
"Whether as a reference work or as an invitation to fascinating
browsing, the book is a treasure."--Journal of Bible and
Religion
"An excellent resource with its nicely organized and easy-to-find
explanations of persons, symbols, events/beliefs depicted in
Christian art. My students found it to be a useful tool as they
worked on their interpretations of paintings and other artistic
renderings of NT texts. I hope this book will stay in
print."--Professor Benjamin Fiore, Canisius College
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