iconographies in English
noun
1
the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these.
My study of the iconography has revealed 37 images from the twelfth century, 65 from the thirteenth century, then a mighty leap to 201 from the fourteenth century.
2
a collection of illustrations or portraits.
The great festivals celebrating the saving events in the life of Christ and the life of his Mother are represented both in mural iconography in the upper parts of the church and on the icon screen.
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1. The objectification of women and animals has been validated by the pervasiveness of such mass media representations, and subsequently the iconographies of the Animalised woman and the sexualised animal seep seamlessly into the mundane every day, …