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/ˌaɪkənˈɑgrəfi/ Listen

noun

Iconography n.

The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients.

The study of representative art in general.

Christian iconography, the study of the representations in art of the Deity, the persons of the Trinity, angels, saints, virtues, vices, etc.

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Etymology of 'Iconography'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Iconography" Quotes from Famous Books

... The iconography of Mary Blandy has been made a feature of the present volume, all the portraits of her known to the Editor being reproduced. A description of the curious satirical print, "The Scotch Triumvirate," will be found ...

— Trial of Mary Blandy • William Roughead

... with the Greek text * Prepared indices and full-text searches in Perseus * English-Greek word search leads to close study of words and concepts * Navigating Perseus by tracing down indices * Using the iconography to perform research ...

— LOC WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONIC TEXTS • James Daly

... For a full account and list of all the subjects as far as is known, see Dean Stubbs' catalogue of them, abridged from Dr. Montagu James' work on the iconography of the lady-chapel, given in the ...

— Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely • W. D. Sweeting