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iconograph (s) (noun), iconographs (pl)
1. A drawing, engraving, or illustration for a book.
2. The description or illustration of any subject by means of drawings or figures; such as, any book or work in which this is done.
3. The branch of knowledge that deals with the representation of people or objects by any application of the arts of design.
4. A symbolic representation; especially, the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
5. The study or analysis of subject matter and its meaning in the visual arts; iconology.
6. A representation or a group of representations of a person, place, or thing; such as, a portrait or a collection of portraits.
This entry is located in the following units: grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 48) icono-, icon- (page 2)