The heart
Provides an illustrated account of changes in our perception of what the heart does and what it means. This book explores the symbolic significance of the heart in ancient Egypt, China, India and Greece, its role in Aztec ceremony and its place in the medieval world. It considers the centrality of the heart in Christianity and other religions.
xvi, 254 p. : ill. color. ; 24 cm.
9780300125108, 0300125100
1179272272
Louisa Young: The Human Heart; Francis Wells: The Renaissance Heart; Emily Jo Sargent: The Sacred Heart; Fay Bound Alberti: The Emotional Heart; Ayesha Nathoo: The Transplanted Heart; Melissa Larner: The Healing Heart; Ted Bianco: The Animal Heart; Michael Bracewell: The Broken Heart; Jon Turney: The Future Heart.
Catalogo dell'omonima mostra tenuta a Londra nell'estate 2007
Indice parziale: The Renaissance heart : the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci / Francis Wells: p. [70]-94