Book Description
This wide-ranging compendium traces symbolism to its ancient roots, examining a vast variety of symbolic images.
Author : Clare Gibson
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,24 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 : Miranda Bruce Mitford
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Signs and symbols
ISBN : 9780789410009
Author : Adele Nozedar
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2016-01-14
Category :
ISBN : 9780007951314
Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols. This is the most comprehensive reference book on symbolic objects that you'll ever find.
Author : Miranda Bruce-Mitford
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Explains the use of picture signs and symbols as a form of communication.
Author : D.R. McElroy
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 37,80 MB
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1577151860
This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does Ω mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol ∞ originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was it applied daily in book publishing? And what is the full story behind that staring eye on top of the pyramid on our American dollar bill? This comprehensive guide to signs and symbols explains. Find within: More than 1,000 illustrations An extensive collection of written and cultural symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colors, plants, food, parts of the body, religious and astrological symbols, emojis, and gestures Historical facts culled from a wide variety of sources Learn all about the signs and symbols that surround us and their part in our rich world history.
Author : Adele Nozedar
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0007283962
Unlock the lost and hidden meanings of the world's ancient and modern signs and symbols with the latest in the hugely popular series of 'Element Encyclopedias'. This is the biggest A-Z reference book on symbolic objects you'll ever find.
Author : Gene Kritsky
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 35,49 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0595150179
Mythology is a subject that has entertained people for thousands of years. These stories of gods and supernatural beings of the distant past are important in explaining how things came to be and are an integral part of societies. Insect myths are numerous and widespread in mythology, but have received little attention. This is the first book dedicated specifically to showing the important roles insects have played in mythology. This is a comprehensive and readable survey of insect myths from around the world. The book ranges from older, better-known insect myths such as sacred scarabs to new unpublished subjects such as insects as examples of parallel mythology. Numerous black and white figures are found in the book including new figures not previously seen in entomological literature. How insects are related to larger themes of mythology such as symbols and parallel mythology is discussed. Insects in Old World mythology (Egypt, China, etc.) and New World mythology (Native American, Mayan, etc.) are featured. This book brings to light the fascinating role that insects played in mythology and is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference on the subject.
Author : Miranda Bruce-Mitford
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Signs and symbols
ISBN : 9781740335225
Author : John Laing
Publisher : Jensen
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 16,82 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Nonverbal communication
ISBN :
"From cave paintings in Africa, Asia and Oceania, to the emergence of sophisticated graphic styles in Europe at the turn of the century, these images stimulate curiosity and wonder at the enormous breadth of human creativity."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Amy Welborn
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,60 MB
Release : 2018-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780829446517
From the sign of the fish to the Stations of the Cross, from palms to ashes, this book will enable readers to appreciate the symbols of faith all around us.