A Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art
Front Cover
- Item:
- Book
- Title:
- A Handbook of Legendary and Mythological Art
- Author:
- Clara Erskine Clement
- Illustrator:
- Printer:
- James R. Osgood and Company (Publisher); University Press: John Wilson and Son.
- Place of Printing:
- Cambridge
- Date of Printing:
- 1884
- Format:
- Language:
- Incipit:
- Reference:
- Donated by:
- Kenneth Innes III
Author and Commentators
Clara Erskine Clement (14834-1916). American author and world traveler.
The Book
575 pages. Illustrated. A reference guide to many stories, legends, and symbols in art works in churches, many museums and art galleries in Europe.
Contents
- SYMBOLISM IN ART . 1
- LEGENDS AND STORIES ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 31
- LEGENDS OF PLACE . 318
- ANCIENT MYTHS WHICH HAVE BEEN ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 418
- APPENDIX TO LEGEND AND STORES ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 499
- APPENDIX TO LEGEND OF PLACE. 508
- APPENDIX TO ANCIENT MYTH. 516
- CATALOGUE OF PICTURES IN EUROPEAN GALLERIES. 529
- GENERAL INDEX 563
A later edition of this book (1890) can be found online at:
https://ia800502.us.archive.org/31/items/handbookoflegend00clem/handbookoflegend00clem.pdf
Gallery
Front Cover
Flyleaves
By the Same Author
Frontispiece
Title
Copyright & Preface
Preface
Preface & Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Ilustrations
List of Illustrations
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Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix B
Appendix B
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
Back Cover
Spalatro
Virgin Mary
Human Forms with Heads of Mystic Beasts
St Agnes
St Anna, Virgin & Child
Florence Academy
The Vision of St Bernard
St Bernard
St Bernard
St Bernardino of Siena
St Bonaventura
St Bruno
St Catherine
Marriage of St Catherine
St Catherine
St Christina
St Christopher
St Clara
Constantine
St Justina
St Dominick
St Dorthea
St Dunstan
St Ethelreda's Dream
St Euphemia
St Felix
St Ferdinand
St Francis
St Francis de Paula
Archangel Gabriel
St Genevieve
St George
St Giles
St Helena
St Henry
St Cunegunda
St Hubert
St Hugh
Christ Blessing the Little Children
St Ignasius
St Ignasius Loyola
Santiago
Penance of St Jerome
Penance of St John Chrysostom
St John Gualberto
St Justa & St Rufina
Raising of Lazarus
St Lorenzo
St Lucia
The Nativity
The Virgin
Annunciation
St Theresa
The Virgin
Blessed Virgin
Madonna St. Dominic, St. Barbara
St Martin
Death of Mary
St Maurice
St Michael
Church of St Nicholas
St Nicholas
Miracle of St Nilus
St Peter Nolasco
St Raphael
Prophecy of the Sybil
St Sigismond
St Thecla
St Theresa
St Thomas a Becket
St Ursula
St Zenobio Revives a Dead Child
Achilles
Bellerophon
Flyleaves
By the Same Author
Frontispiece
Title
Copyright & Preface
Preface
Preface & Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Ilustrations
List of Illustrations
pg 2-3
pg 4-5
pg 6-7
pg 8-9
pg 10-11
pg 12-13
pg 14
pg 15
pg 16-17
pg 18-19
pg 20-21
pg 22-23
pg 24-25
pg 26-27
pg 28-29
pg 30-31
pg 36-37
pg 42-43
pg 46-47
pg 48-49
pg 56
pg 57
pg 58-59
pg 60-61
pg 62-63
pg 64-65
pg 66-67
pg 68-69
pg 72-73
pg 76-77
pg 78-79
pg 80-81
pg 84-85
pg 88-89
pg 90-91
pg 98-99
pg 100-101
pg 102-103
pg 104-105
pg 106-107
pg 108-109
pg 110-111
pg 114-115
pg 116-117
pg 118-119
pg 120-121
pg 124-125
pg 130-131
pg 132-133
pg 134-135
pg 136-137
pg 138-139
pg 140-141
pg 144-145
pg 148-149
pg 150-151
pg 152-153
pg 158-159
pg 172-173
pg 174-175
pg 176
pg 177
pg 178-179
pg 180-181
pg 182-183
pg 184
pg 185
pg 186-187
pg 188-189
pg 190-191
pg 192-193
pg 194-195
pg 202-203
pg 204-205
pg 206-207
pg 208-209
pg 210-211
pg 212-213
pg 216-217
pg 220-221
pg 224-225
pg 226-227
pg 228-229
pg 230-231
pg 234-235
pg 328-239
pg 240-241
pg 244-245
pg 246-247
pg 248-249
pg 254-255
pg 262-263
pg 264-265
pg 268-269
pg 272-273
pg 274-275
pg 276-277
pg 278-279
pg 282-283
pg 286-287
pg 288-289
pg 290-291
pg 292-293
pg 302-303
pg 308-309
pg 316-317
pg 318-319
pg 342-343
pg 344-345
pg 416-417
pg 418-419
pg 420-421
pg 422-423
pg 424-425
pg 426-427
pg 428-429
pg 430-431
pg 432-433
pg 434-435
pg 436-437
pg 440-441
pg 444-445
pg 446-447
pg 448-449
pg 450-451
pg 454-455
pg 456-457
pg 460-461
pg 462-463
pg 464-465
pg 466-467
pg 470-471
pg 472-473
pg 474-475
pg 476-477
pg 482-483
pg 486-487
pg 490-491
pg 492-493
pg 494-495
pg 496-497
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix B
Appendix B
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
Catalogue of Pictures
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
General Index
Back Cover
Spalatro
Virgin Mary
Human Forms with Heads of Mystic Beasts
St Agnes
St Anna, Virgin & Child
Florence Academy
The Vision of St Bernard
St Bernard
St Bernard
St Bernardino of Siena
St Bonaventura
St Bruno
St Catherine
Marriage of St Catherine
St Catherine
St Christina
St Christopher
St Clara
Constantine
St Justina
St Dominick
St Dorthea
St Dunstan
St Ethelreda's Dream
St Euphemia
St Felix
St Ferdinand
St Francis
St Francis de Paula
Archangel Gabriel
St Genevieve
St George
St Giles
St Helena
St Henry
St Cunegunda
St Hubert
St Hugh
Christ Blessing the Little Children
St Ignasius
St Ignasius Loyola
Santiago
Penance of St Jerome
Penance of St John Chrysostom
St John Gualberto
St Justa & St Rufina
Raising of Lazarus
St Lorenzo
St Lucia
The Nativity
The Virgin
Annunciation
St Theresa
The Virgin
Blessed Virgin
Madonna St. Dominic, St. Barbara
St Martin
Death of Mary
St Maurice
St Michael
Church of St Nicholas
St Nicholas
Miracle of St Nilus
St Peter Nolasco
St Raphael
Prophecy of the Sybil
St Sigismond
St Thecla
St Theresa
St Thomas a Becket
St Ursula
St Zenobio Revives a Dead Child
Achilles
Bellerophon
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