文档介绍：\ SAINTS, SIGNS
and
SYMBOLS
by
W. ELLWOOD POST
Illustrated and revised by the author
FOREWORD BY
EDWARD N. WEST
SECOND EDITION
CHRIST THE KING
A posed of the Chi Rho and
crown. The crown and Chi are gold with
Rho of silver on a blue field.
First published in Great Britain in 1964
Fourteenth impression 1999
SPCK
Holy Trinity Church Acknowledgements
Marylebone Road
London NW1 4DU
To the Rev. Dr. Edward N. West, Canon Sacrist of the
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, who has
© 1962, 1974 by Morehouse-Barlow Co.
graciously given of his scholarly knowledge and fatherly
encouragement, I express my sincere gratitude. Also, 1 wish to
ISBN 0 281 02894 X
tender my thanks to the Rev. Frank V. H. Carthy, Rector of
Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey, who initiated my
Printed in Great Britain by
interest in the drama of the Church; and to my wife, Bette, for
Hart-Talbot Printers Ltd her loyal co-operation.
Saffron Walden, Essex The research material used has been invaluable, and I am
indebted to writers, past and contemporary. They are: E. E.
Dorling, Heraldry of the Church; Arthur Charles Fox-Davies,
Guide to Heraldry; Shirley C. Hughson of the Order of the Holy
Cross, Athletes of God; Dr. F. C. Husenbeth Emblems of Saints;
C. Wilfrid Scott-Giles, The Romance of Heraldry; and F. R.
Webber, Church Symbolism.
W. ELLWOOD POST
Foreword Contents
Ellwood Post's book is a genuine addition to the ecclesiological
library. It contains a monumental mass of material which is not
Page
ordinarily available in one book - particularly if the reader must
depend in general on the English language. Frontispiece—Christ the King 2
Acknowledgements 5
Books in this field are, too often, either written brilliantly and
Foreword 6
illustrated badly, or vice versa. This book contains some excellent
Introduction 8
bined with the most terse descriptive writing possible. It
Color 8
will prove to be