PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations
Introduction
Glossary (including Bible, Apocrypha, and other literary sources)
Chapter I: Narratives of Jesus Christ and his mother, Mary, in Christian Art
Chapter II: Themes
A. Personages
1. Classical personages & metaphors
2. Biblical and Apocryphal figures
3. Saints
4. Celestial figures
5. Evil figures
B. Signs and Symbols
1. Animals, real & imaginary
2. Botanicals
3. Human Body: Dressed and Undressed
4. Colors; Letters, words & phrases; Geometric shapes
5. Musical Instruments
6. Visual Church
Chapter III:Guide to Christian Art in Churches and Museums
Chapter IV: Timeline
BibliographyIllustration creditsIndex