iconography /ˌīkəˈnäɡrəfē, ˌaɪkəˈnɑɡrəfi 
/ ▸ noun 1 the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these: the conventional iconography of Christian art.
▪ the visual images, symbols, or modes of representation collectively associated with a person, cult, or movement: the iconography of pop culture.
2 a collection of illustrations or portraits. – DERIVATIVES iconographer /ˌīkəˈnäɡrəfər, ˌaɪkəˈnɑɡrəfər / noun,iconographic /ˌīkənəˈɡrafik, ˌaɪkənəˈɡræfɪk / adjective,iconographical /ˌīkənəˈɡrafikəl/ adjective,iconographically /īˌkänəˈɡrafik(ə)lē/ adverb – ORIGIN early 17th century (denoting a drawing or plan): from Greek eikonographia ‘sketch, description’, from eikōn ‘likeness’ + -graphia ‘writing’.
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