Author : Kirsten Riddle
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 178249622X
A fascinating insight into the origins of ancient signs and symbols and how to harness their power to benefit your life.
Author : Genevieve von Petzinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 1476785503
"Archaeologist Genevieve von Petzinger looks past the horses, bison, ibex, and faceless humans in the ancient paintings and instead focuses on the abstract geometric images that accompany them. She offers her research on the terse symbols that appear more often than any other kinds of figures--signs that have never really been studied or explained until now"--
Author : Clare Gibson
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Signs and symbols
ISBN : 9780760702178
This wide-ranging compendium traces symbolism to its ancient roots, examining a vast variety of symbolic images.
Author : Mike Aquilina
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 2008-08-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1592767745
Imagine the dangerous life of an early Christian. You've embraced your newfound faith in Christ but fear the risk of persecution or death at the hands of the pagans living around you. Then a trusted friend tells you about some of Jesus' followers who secretly meet. He whispers into your ear, "Look for a fish carved in a paving stone" by a certain home on the Via Tiburtina. You smile in gratitude. Still today, modern society recognizes those Christian symbols that kept the early Christians safely connected: they appear on churches, bumper stickers, mugs -- even mints and stuffed animals. Yet we are often ignorant of the rich meaning of these symbols: their origins in Scripture, in ancient culture, and in the preaching of the Church Fathers. In this book, noted author Mike Aquilina conducts an intriguing and insightful tour of the symbols that expressed the life and devotion of the Church through the first four centuries of its existence. He explains how Christians freely borrowed pagan and Jewish symbols, giving them new, distinctly Christian meanings. Recover the zeal of our spiritual ancestors as you learn to read their symbolic language -- and discover the impact the symbols still have on your life today. More than a hundred illustrations, reproduced by artist Lea Marie Ravotti from the ancient originals, beautifully complement the text. View a mulitmedia presentation and listen to an interview of the author here.
Author : Adrian Frutiger
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 23,56 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
Author : David Fontana
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,28 MB
Release : 2003-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780811838214
Explores the culture, history, and psychology that lies behind a wide range of symbols.
Author : Dan Brown
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 42,1 MB
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307950689
#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn. “Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth ... all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.
Author : Patricia Rose Upczak
Publisher : Synchronicity Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,35 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Coincidence
ISBN : 9781891554193
Author : Rudolf Koch
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 0486153908
Famed German type designer renders 493 classified and documented illustrations divided into 14 categories, including general signs, Christian signs, astronomical signs, the four elements, house and holding marks, runes, and more.
Author : Juliana McCarthy
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1611805112
A fresh introduction to astrology that will provide a contemporary perspective on this age-old practice. Where have we been? Where are we going? There is no greater roadmap than the stars for helping us to recognize habitual patterns, discovering our gifts, and figuring out how to move toward greater joy and contentment. A Modern Guide to Astrology provides readers with a fresh perspective on the fundamentals of astrology and how to read their own birth charts. With accessible depictions of the astrological signs and symbols, this guide opens up the rich world of astrology as a tool to deepen self-awareness and lead a more fulfilling life. The book highlights the basic concepts of astrology that provide entryways into an understanding of the factors that shape our lives in fundamental ways. This book weaves together the whole tapestry, showing readers that reading and understanding astrology charts is within reach.
