SQUARE HALO (ABRAMS) [O/P] - Fisher, Sally

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KORTE INHOUD

What does a square halo mean? Are angels male, female, both, or neither? Why are nudes usually hairless? What was the battle of the Lapiths and the centaurs about? Satisfy your curiosity about such puzzling subjects as the Apocalypse, the Apocrypha, relics, demons, monsters, wild persons, codpieces and two-foot-long shoes, holy and unholy dying, the temptation of saints, desert hermits, and the garden of love. For those who love art but lack a thorough background in art history, religion, or classical mythology, The Square Halo anwers these and many other questions.
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1995Uitgever: Abrams176 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0810944634ISBN-13: 9780810944633

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