The Symbols of the Church /
Dillaser, Maurice
The Symbols of the Church / Maurice Dilasser ; translated by Mary Cabrini Durkin, Madeleine Beaumont and Caroline Morson. - Collegeville, Minn : Liturgical Press, c1999. - 167 p. : col. ill. 31 cm.
A Liturgical Press book.
Contains signs and symbols which originate from :the Bible, history of salvation, prophetic figures and the mysteries of Jesus. The Church gives the interpretations to these symbols solely in its teaching and liturgy. The first part presents symbols which various cultures have made into a permanent and universal religious language and are known to Judaeo -Christianity. The text presents interpretations of the Bible, the Church Fathers, the liturgy of the Church, and the artists inspired by it. Signs, figures, and emblems proper to the Christian world are added to the universal symbols. The symbols are presented according to their affinities and topics as: The world and its image, The celestial and terrestial inhabitants of the world, The world dominated by humanity, The elements,space, and time.
0-8146-2538-X
Catholic church
Christian art and symbolism
The Symbols of the Church / Maurice Dilasser ; translated by Mary Cabrini Durkin, Madeleine Beaumont and Caroline Morson. - Collegeville, Minn : Liturgical Press, c1999. - 167 p. : col. ill. 31 cm.
A Liturgical Press book.
Contains signs and symbols which originate from :the Bible, history of salvation, prophetic figures and the mysteries of Jesus. The Church gives the interpretations to these symbols solely in its teaching and liturgy. The first part presents symbols which various cultures have made into a permanent and universal religious language and are known to Judaeo -Christianity. The text presents interpretations of the Bible, the Church Fathers, the liturgy of the Church, and the artists inspired by it. Signs, figures, and emblems proper to the Christian world are added to the universal symbols. The symbols are presented according to their affinities and topics as: The world and its image, The celestial and terrestial inhabitants of the world, The world dominated by humanity, The elements,space, and time.
0-8146-2538-X
Catholic church
Christian art and symbolism
