n. (pl. -ies) 1 the illustration of a subject by drawings or figures. 2 a the study of portraits, esp. of an individual. b the study of artistic images or symbols. 3 a treatise on pictures or statuary. 4 a book whose essence is pictures. iconographer n. iconographic adj. iconographical adj. iconographically adv.
[ Gk eikonographia sketch (as ICONO- + -GRAPHY) ]