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... Images 296 11. The Decline of Symbolism The Power of Tradition 318 From Decorum to Decoration The Rise of Empiricism 12 Epilogue Appendix : Species of Symbolic Literature List of Illustrations Bibliography : Publications consulted or ...
... Images 296 11. The Decline of Symbolism The Power of Tradition 318 From Decorum to Decoration The Rise of Empiricism 12 Epilogue Appendix : Species of Symbolic Literature List of Illustrations Bibliography : Publications consulted or ...
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... images and of words to the ideas that they represent. It was acknowledged that words, St. Augustine's “choice and precious vessels”, are symbols which, as they are manipulated, form our means of communication one with another and we ...
... images and of words to the ideas that they represent. It was acknowledged that words, St. Augustine's “choice and precious vessels”, are symbols which, as they are manipulated, form our means of communication one with another and we ...
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... image can convey more information at a glance than the written word but the obvious tradeoff lies in the greater ... images is between the symbolic image and the representational image , i.e. that which merely mimics its object . 4 ...
... image can convey more information at a glance than the written word but the obvious tradeoff lies in the greater ... images is between the symbolic image and the representational image , i.e. that which merely mimics its object . 4 ...
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... image of the intelligible; and has thus become a living god.”2 Plutarch (c45-120AD) said the same. “Nature herself has put before us sensible images and visible representa- tions.”3 John Scotus Eriugena (810-877), the Christian ...
... image of the intelligible; and has thus become a living god.”2 Plutarch (c45-120AD) said the same. “Nature herself has put before us sensible images and visible representa- tions.”3 John Scotus Eriugena (810-877), the Christian ...
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... images of God and the controversy over the spiritual acceptability of icons , we shall see that this view of nature con- tained seeds of theological danger . If we attempt to worship nature as a representation of God , we are in danger ...
... images of God and the controversy over the spiritual acceptability of icons , we shall see that this view of nature con- tained seeds of theological danger . If we attempt to worship nature as a representation of God , we are in danger ...
Índice
The Renaissance | 208 |
Emblem and Device | 248 |
The Philosophy of Images | 296 |
The Decline of Symbolism | 318 |
Epilogue | 340 |
Species of Symbolic Literature 342 | 392 |
List of Illustrations 344 | 344 |
Index 369 | 369 |
The Allegorical Tradition | 190 |
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