Symbols

副标题: Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms。Third revised and augmented English language edition. It includes an additional 100 pages by Carl G. Liungman on especially interesting signs, only available in this book.

ISBN: 9789197270502

出版社: HME Publishing

页数: 644 pages

定价: $55.00

内容简介

Symbols--Encyclopedia of Western Signs and Ideograms contains approximately 2,500 Western signs. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men to modern corporate logos and subway graffiti.

A unique system for classifying signs according to graphic structure lets the reader look up the meaning of any sign in seconds. A comprehensive Word Index and a large number of cross-references throughout the book make it equally easy to find signs that are related to each other. In addition, the Appendices contain discussions on especially interesting aspects of ideograms, including the historical development of signs and meanings, ancient American ideograms, the signs of the alchemists and much more.

This book serves both as a resource for professionals and a general reference tool for anyone interested in our graphic cultural heritage.