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.
Derivatives:
iconographer n. iconographic adj. iconographical adj. iconographically adv.
Etymology: Gk eikonographia sketch (as ICONO- + -GRAPHY)