Bibliography Useful for Class Presentations

These reference works are very helpful at the beginning of an exploration of biblical imagery, especially for guidance to the plastic arts. Even if you don't read French or German, Réau and Kirschbaum can be helpful because they give the biblical loci and list examples of images (and much more) in tabular form. If you do read French and/or German, so much the better.

• Jeffrey, David Lyle, ed. A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, 1992. [DIVINITY reference PR 149 .B5 D53 1992]
• Réau, Louis. Iconographie de l'art chrétien. Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1955-59. [CENTRAL Reference N7830 .R37]
• Schiller, Gertrud. Iconography of Christian art. Uniform Title: Ikonographie der christlichen Kunst. London: Lund Humphries, 1971- [CENTRAL Reference N7830 .S3513]
• Kirschbaum, Engelbert, and Gunter Bandmann, et al. Lexikon der Christlichen Ikonographie. Rome: Herder, 1968- [CENTRAL BV150 .L4 (Non-circulating)]

• Bartel, Roland, ed. Biblical Images in Literature. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1975. [DIVINITY PN56.B5 B5]
• Liptzin, Solomon. Biblical Themes in World Literature. Hoboken, N.J.: Ktav Pub. House, 1985. [PN 56 .B54 L5 1985]
• Achtemeier, Paul J., Gen. ed. Harper's Bible Dictionary. Harper: San Franciso, n.d.
• Metzger, Bruce, ed. The Oxford Companion to the Bible. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993.

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