The video below explains this origin of the blue plate special, which is also mentioned in the post Adam and Even on a Raft, the Blue Plate Special, and Other Diner Slang where you can learn a lot more about diner lingo. Watch the video below or view it on Youtube: Origin of the Blue Plate Special
Another meaning of iconography is the aggregate of portrayals of a particular person (for example, of a writer or political leaderâV. I. Lenin, A. S. Pushkin, or the Decembrists). Iconography also designates the totality of subjects and artistic trends of a particular epoch.
It describes an image, person, action or object that carries an obvious meaning, while at the same time hinting at another idea which is less obvious, but possibly more significant. This is the territory of the religious icon: a painting that depicts a spiritual image, figure or scene.