From Abacus to Zeus (1968)

Glossary

Christian Subjects

  • Devotional Subjects
  • The Trinity
  • The Pantocrator
  • Deësis
  • The Virgin and Child
  • The four-evangelists-2/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="80867d8ed1c52a72e679a426fd835050" target="_blank" >Four Evangelists
  • The twelve-apostles/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0de73e21cdefc21547f623780c67ee9c" target="_blank" >Twelve Apostles
  • The Four Latin Fathers
  • Narrative Subjects
  • The Fall of Main
  • The Incarnation
  • The Annunciation
  • The Visitation
  • The Nativity
  • to-the-shepherds/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="b1459b33e1cb78443b75f03d922c4562" target="_blank" >The Annunciation to the Shepherds
  • The Adoration of the Shepherds
  • The Adoration of the Magi
  • The Presentation in the Temple
  • The Flight Into Egypt
  • The Public Ministry of Christ
  • The Baptism
  • The Calling of St. Matthew
  • The Supper in the House of Levi
  • Christ Walking on the Water
  • The Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter
  • The Transfiguration
  • The Tribute Money
  • The Parable of the Prodigal Son
  • The Passion
  • The Entry Into Jerusalem
  • The Last Supper
  • Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples
  • The garden/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="c1797a8221e05258cfd375341679a994" target="_blank" >Agony in the Garden
  • The Betrayal
  • The Denial of Peter
  • Christ Before Pilate
  • The Flagellation
  • Christ Crowned with Thorns
  • The Bearing of the Cross
  • The Crucifixion
  • The Descent from the Cross
  • The Pietà
  • The Entombment
  • The Descent into Limbo
  • The Resurrection
  • The Ascension
  • The Mission of the Apostles and the second-coming/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="08ca874bee8c913863a785a6ddc871cd" target="_blank" >Second Coming
  • Pentecost
  • The judgment/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0e8dbea8eb996c3735d3e3038fa85a48" target="_blank" >Last Judgment
  • Old Testament Prefigurations of New Testament Events
  • Abel’s Sacrifice
  • Cain Killing Abel
  • Melchizedek Offering Abraham Bread and Wine
  • Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac
  • Jacob Wrestling with the Angel
  • Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
  • The Crossing of the Red Sea
  • David and Goliath
  • The Misery of Job
  • Jonah and the Whale
  • Saints and their Attributes
  • St. Agnes
  • saint-anthony/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="bc65feb08d7b12713506ad9376de0e15" target="_blank" >St. Anthony Abbot
  • St. Augustine
  • St. Barbara
  • St. Bartholomew
  • St. Catherine of Alexandria
  • St. Christopher
  • St. Dorothy
  • St. Francis of Assisi
  • St. George
  • St. Gregory the Great
  • St. Helena
  • St. James the Great
  • St. Jerome
  • St. John the Baptist
  • evangelist/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="1625d13e17c12bdae393a499fc3790a8" target="_blank" >St. John the Evangelist
  • St. Lawrence
  • St. Lucy
  • St. Luke the Evangelist
  • St. Margaret
  • mark-2/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="91e08b0e04c1b862df2ed04e965627be" target="_blank" >St. Mark the Evangelist
  • St. Mary Magdalen
  • St. Matthew the Evangelist
  • St. Michael
  • St. Paul
  • St. Peter
  • St. Sebastian
  • St. Stephen
  • St. Theodore
  • St. Theresa of Avila
  • St. Thomas

Christian Signs and Symbols

Sources Cited

Pierce, James Smith. From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. 1968.

Key Facts

At time of upload on July 5, 2024:

  • 383 duplicative terms of those already existing in the Architectural Dictionary
  • 93 original terms
  • 476 total terms in source
  • 19.5% original terms in source
  • 141 sources in dictionary
  • 23,582 unique terms in dictionary
  • 44,224 total terms all sources in dictionary
  • 53.3% unique terms in dictionary