How to read a church :  a guide to symbols and images in churches and cathedrals /  Richard Taylor.

Mahwah, New Jersey :  HiddenSpring,  2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index.

"How to read a church explains: the main features of churches and what they represent; how to interpret images in church art; how to identify people, scenes, details, and their significance; the symbolism of individual animals, plants, colors, numbers and letters; what this all means and why."--Back cover.

Reading a church : preliminaries -- Church building and furniture -- Crosses and crucifixes -- God -- Jesus -- The Virgin Mary -- Saints -- The Old Testament -- Doctors, angels, and abstracts -- Animals, birds, and fish -- Plants -- Letters and words -- How to read a priest.

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