Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844763573
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Signs and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to the constellations in the night sky; from the image of a god to the secret gargoyles on a cathedral roof; from the meaningful winking of an eye to an elabor
Symbols, Signs and Visual Codes
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844763573
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Signs and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to the constellations in the night sky; from the image of a god to the secret gargoyles on a cathedral roof; from the meaningful winking of an eye to an elabor
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844763573
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Signs and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to the constellations in the night sky; from the image of a god to the secret gargoyles on a cathedral roof; from the meaningful winking of an eye to an elabor
Symbols, Signs and Visual Codes
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9781846816512
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Signs and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to constellations in the night sky; from the figures in our dreams to the uniformed authority figures keeping order in the streets. This fascinating book examines the use of symbols across all the different ranges and aspects of human experience - from the mundane to the sacred, from the temporal to the eternal.Written by leading authorities in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy, and lavishly illustrated with beautiful fine art paintings that are rich in allegorical symbolism, and contemporary photographs showing the way signs are used today, the book contains a wealth of visual and textual information that will inform anyone interested in the timeless value of these iconic symbols.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9781846816512
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Signs and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to constellations in the night sky; from the figures in our dreams to the uniformed authority figures keeping order in the streets. This fascinating book examines the use of symbols across all the different ranges and aspects of human experience - from the mundane to the sacred, from the temporal to the eternal.Written by leading authorities in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy, and lavishly illustrated with beautiful fine art paintings that are rich in allegorical symbolism, and contemporary photographs showing the way signs are used today, the book contains a wealth of visual and textual information that will inform anyone interested in the timeless value of these iconic symbols.
Symbols, Signs & Visual Codes
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Contains definitions and interpretations of over 1,600 signs and symbols and discusses the cross-cultural, sociological, and psychological uses, meaning, and development of signs and symbols as a whole.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Contains definitions and interpretations of over 1,600 signs and symbols and discusses the cross-cultural, sociological, and psychological uses, meaning, and development of signs and symbols as a whole.
Signs and Symbols
Author: Adrian Frutiger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
The Secret Language of Symbols
Author: David Fontana
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811838214
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Explores the culture, history, and psychology that lies behind a wide range of symbols.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811838214
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Explores the culture, history, and psychology that lies behind a wide range of symbols.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Signs and Symbols
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844768851
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This visual guide discusses the way signs and symbols are used by human societies as an integral and fundamental part of the way we communicate. Throughout history icons and symbols have been developed, interpreted and reproduced through art, mythology and religion; from cave paintings and aboriginal dreamtime to computer iconography and advertising. With a broad perspective, covering all continents, and spanning human history, the book brings together psychological, mythological, religious, literary, commercial, political and artistic insights to explore how these concepts can summarize or explain our common and diverse human experience.
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781844768851
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This visual guide discusses the way signs and symbols are used by human societies as an integral and fundamental part of the way we communicate. Throughout history icons and symbols have been developed, interpreted and reproduced through art, mythology and religion; from cave paintings and aboriginal dreamtime to computer iconography and advertising. With a broad perspective, covering all continents, and spanning human history, the book brings together psychological, mythological, religious, literary, commercial, political and artistic insights to explore how these concepts can summarize or explain our common and diverse human experience.
Signs & Symbols
Author: Clare Gibson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760702178
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This wide-ranging compendium traces symbolism to its ancient roots, examining a vast variety of symbolic images.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780760702178
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
This wide-ranging compendium traces symbolism to its ancient roots, examining a vast variety of symbolic images.
Pictograms Icons and Signs
Author: Rayan Abdullah
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
An illustrated sourcebook of pictogram design, presenting a multitude of examples from around the world, this title outlines the history of the pictogram, showing how it has been applied in commercial and creative fields over the past century.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
An illustrated sourcebook of pictogram design, presenting a multitude of examples from around the world, this title outlines the history of the pictogram, showing how it has been applied in commercial and creative fields over the past century.
The Book of Codes
Author: Paul Lunde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520260139
Category : Ciphers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This illustrated encyclopedia surveys the history and development of code-making and code-breaking in all areas of culture and society from hieroglyphs and runes to DNA, the Zodiac Killer, graffiti, and beyond.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780520260139
Category : Ciphers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This illustrated encyclopedia surveys the history and development of code-making and code-breaking in all areas of culture and society from hieroglyphs and runes to DNA, the Zodiac Killer, graffiti, and beyond.