Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art

1885. Illustrated with 92 plates. The book's purpose is to collect and arrange, in chronological order, the principal forms that have been used symbolically in the different periods of Art. Its chief aim is to lead to a better understanding of the many treasures of Art and Antiquity that are to be found wherever our wanderings may lead us, by assisting persons to read their meaning and to look through the Symbol to the thing signified by it.Twining, Louisa is the author of 'Symbols and Emblems of Early and Mediaeval Christian Art' with ISBN 9781417946846 and ISBN 1417946849.