Lexikon der Christlichen Ikonographie by Kirschbaum, Engelbert, Günter Bandmann, Wolfgang Braunfels, Johannes Kollwitz, Wilhelm Mrazek, Alfred A. Schmid, & Hugo Schnell

The definitive German-language encyclopedia of iconography in Christian art, particularly Romanesque and Gothic works, in 8 vols.: 1-4. Allgemeine Ikonographie; 5. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Aaron bis Crescentianus von Rom; 6. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Crescentianus von Tunis bis Innocentia; 7. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Innozenz bis Melchisedech; and 8. Ikonographie der Heiligen: Meletius bis Zweiundvierzig Martyrer, Register, with chapters on general iconography, allegories, holy figures, and the iconography of saints, extensive notes with bibliographic information, indices, glossaries. Illustrated throughout with reproductions from black and white photographs. 8vo. Wrpps., all 8 volumes housed together in a cardboard case. Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Herder) 1994. A second edition of the original text.