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Synonyms for iconography

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahy-kuh-nog-ruh-fee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌaɪ kəˈnɒg rə fi

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Définition of iconography

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia "sketch, description," from eikon (see icon) + -graphia (see -graphy). Related: Iconographic.
  • noun symbolic representation
Example sentences :
  • With these distinguished names the iconography of the Goncourts concludes.
  • Extract from : « Rene Mauperin » by Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
  • This appears to explain in general terms the sources of iconography.
  • Extract from : « The Grotesque in Church Art » by T. Tindall Wildridge
  • I shall not attempt to reconstruct the iconography of the Maid.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) » by Anatole France
  • It occurs frequently in Greek, but only seldom in Latin or Western iconography.
  • Extract from : « Illuminated Manuscripts » by John W. Bradley
  • A few more years and even these old cities will be transformed and seen no more except in the pages of this iconography.
  • Extract from : « Beatrix » by Honore de Balzac
  • The expert in the iconography of the saints will find scope for his science in the interpretation of the various symbols.
  • Extract from : « Venice and its Story » by Thomas Okey
  • The mystery plays gave to the iconography of the late XV century its realistic character.
  • Extract from : « How France Built Her Cathedrals » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
  • The best artists go astray when they fail to obtain their ideas of Christian iconography from a qualified ecclesiastic.
  • Extract from : « The Revolt of the Angels » by Anatole France
  • The history of engraving is a part of iconography, and various histories of the art exist in different languages.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 » by Various
  • He has not fared well in Chinese iconography which represents him as an enormously fat smiling monk.
  • Extract from : « Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3) » by Charles Eliot

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