ICONOGRAPHY


Meaning of ICONOGRAPHY in English

/ ˌaɪkəˈnɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈnɑːg-/ noun

[ U ] the use or study of images or symbols in art

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent. (denoting a drawing or plan): from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikōn likeness + -graphia writing.

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