Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Presented alphabetically, this guide to the world of symbolism traces the meanings of symbols across a wide range of cultures. Universal symbols such as the egg, the lion and the dragon are examined, as well as specific symbols from the major religions or bodies of belief, such as Rosicrucianism.
The Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Presented alphabetically, this guide to the world of symbolism traces the meanings of symbols across a wide range of cultures. Universal symbols such as the egg, the lion and the dragon are examined, as well as specific symbols from the major religions or bodies of belief, such as Rosicrucianism.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Presented alphabetically, this guide to the world of symbolism traces the meanings of symbols across a wide range of cultures. Universal symbols such as the egg, the lion and the dragon are examined, as well as specific symbols from the major religions or bodies of belief, such as Rosicrucianism.
The Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols in Art
Author: Sarah Carr-Gomm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
A Dictionary of Symbols
Author: J. E. Cirlot
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A valuable reference, this informative and entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. 32 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A valuable reference, this informative and entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. 32 black-and-white illustrations.
Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Watkins Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283571
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Traditional symbols form a visual shorthand for ideas, yet their functions and meaning extend far beyond that—for thousands of years they have enabled artists and craftsmen to embody and reinforce beliefs about human life in immediate and powerful images. This accessible and comprehensive guide features more than 2,000 major themes from Absinthe to the Zodiac: figures and symbols found in myth, literature and art, as well as those that have entered into the mainstream of everyday life. Covering classical and other mythologies, Biblical themes and traditional symbols from cultures across the world, this wonderful dictionary has thorough yet concise entries on individual animals, plants, objects, supernatural creatures, mythical episodes, miracles, and many other topics.
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283571
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Traditional symbols form a visual shorthand for ideas, yet their functions and meaning extend far beyond that—for thousands of years they have enabled artists and craftsmen to embody and reinforce beliefs about human life in immediate and powerful images. This accessible and comprehensive guide features more than 2,000 major themes from Absinthe to the Zodiac: figures and symbols found in myth, literature and art, as well as those that have entered into the mainstream of everyday life. Covering classical and other mythologies, Biblical themes and traditional symbols from cultures across the world, this wonderful dictionary has thorough yet concise entries on individual animals, plants, objects, supernatural creatures, mythical episodes, miracles, and many other topics.
Dictionary of Symbolism
Author: Hans Biedermann
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452011183
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452011183
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.
Dictionary of Symbols 2nd Edition
Author: Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566198295
Category : Symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Symbolism has long been an essential part of art. This book gives the meanings of many symbols.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566198295
Category : Symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Symbolism has long been an essential part of art. This book gives the meanings of many symbols.
A Dictionary of Symbols
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Word Origins
Author: Adrian Room
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9781859861264
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Contains entymologies of thousands of English words, with information on language of origin, and including recently coined words such as disco and slang such as yob. It should be of use to anyone interested in the history of words and how language is used.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9781859861264
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Contains entymologies of thousands of English words, with information on language of origin, and including recently coined words such as disco and slang such as yob. It should be of use to anyone interested in the history of words and how language is used.
Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery
Author: Ad de Vries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Symbolism--Dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Symbolism--Dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description