Anne van Buren previously taught at Tufts University

She writes for the magazine Art e Dossier

39 color and 54 b/w illustrations

This invaluable resource demystifies the complex

Margaret Jacob is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of California

Nature and Its Symbols Greece Anne van Buren previously taughtLucia Impelluso Impellusos delectable visual dictionary neatly explicates the symbolic and even magical meanings inherent in depictions of the natural world in traditional Western art. Booklist Explore the extensive imagery and fascinating symbolic meanings of plants and animals, both real and fantastic, in hundreds of works of art. Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain