One Hundred Saints: Their Lives and Likenesses Drawn from Butler's Lives of the Saints and Great Works of Western Art
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Book Overview
In street and city names, churches and other, more personal, associations, the saints are with us. Also included are saints whose lives and work provide fascinating, at times horrifying, glimpses into their lives and deaths and into the traditions and beliefs that have grown because of them.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0821220098
ISBN13:9780821220092
Release Date:March 1994
Publisher:Bulfinch Press
Length:279 Pages
Weight:3.34 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 8.8" x 11.4"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Stunning images and great stories about the faithful!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As one who loves sacred art, I found this book absolutely lovely! The stories that accompany the artwork are inspirational as well! Super book for the devoted, wonderful "coffee table" book!
a Beautiful Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is a wonderful addition to our pleasure-reading stack. While obviously not very thorough in its list of saints, this book contains easy-to-read, well-written bios (usually just 1 page) explaining who each saint is and why they are famous, accompanied by full-page, full-colour images of famous artworks depicting the saint in action. While this would certianly not pass as an academic source book, it is certainly informative (especially for a protestant like me) and a delight to flip through.
Outstanding Coffee Table Book on the Saints
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I bought this book from a used book shop and was thoroughly impressed by the beautiful selection of pictures and pieces from Butler's Lives of the Saints. If you are looking for an introduction to the saints, this is well worth the money.
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