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Secondhand book for saleOlwen Reed.
An Illustrated History of Saints and Symbols.
Published Bourne End: Spurbooks Ltd., 1978.
ISBN 0904978311.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printed in the UK by Tonbridge Printers Ltd.
Size: 160×225×19mm.
Page count: 159pp inc. 37 monochrome illustrations.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: the dustjacket on this copy looks rather rumpled, a bit ragged at it edges, and its spine slightly faded with a small triangular hole; the book itself looks in reasonable order.
This item £7.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)Weight without packaging: 519g.
Provides a survey of the iconographic symbols associated with various saints in legend and art: please note, the material is organised in thematic chapters, not as a conventional reference book.
Contents: The making of a saint; Biblical saints; Early Christian martyrs; Doctors of the Church; Voyagers; Celtic saints; Crusaders & cathedral saints; Religious orders; Patron saints; The pilgrims.
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