Cerebral Iconography

The Iconography of Vermin

aughty, sharp-tongued, self-assured, unbearably self-sufficient, stingy, and violent beyond measure , " is how Georges de La Tour was described by his contemporaries. Municipal records confirm that he refused to pay his share to feed the hungry during times of famine. He assaulted an officer, beat a peasant, and made himself obnoxious to everyone by " sending his dogs after hare into the standi...

Orthopedics: a history and iconography

LEONARD F. PELTIER, MD, Orthopedics: a history and iconography, Norman Orthopedic Series No. 3, Norman Surgery Series No. 6, San Francisco, Norman Publishing, 1993, pp. xxvi, 305, illus., $225.00 (0-930405-47-1). This companion volume to Fractures: a historv and iconography oftreatment, by the same author and publisher, is equally well researched and produced. In addition to 332 illustrations o...

Christian Iconography and Biblical Interpretation

Since the Bible is regarded as the most important source of Christian iconography and iconography in return is the visual interpretation of the Bible, the relationship between Christian iconography and biblical interpretation is noteworthy. In some cases this relationship is such that the visual representation is actively involved in the interpretation of the biblical text and is...

Courthouse Iconography and Chayesian Judicial Practice

Medieval iconography of watermelons in Mediterranean Europe.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The watermelon, Citrullus lanatus (Cucurbitaceae), is an important fruit vegetable in the warmer regions of the world. Watermelons were illustrated in Mediterranean Antiquity, but not as frequently as some other cucurbits. Little is known concerning the watermelons of Mediterranean Europe during medieval times. With the objective of obtaining an improved understanding of wat...