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Author : Clare Gibson
Release : 2001
Genre : Signs and symbols
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 178/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Signs & Symbols by : Clare Gibson
Download or read book Signs & Symbols written by Clare Gibson. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging compendium traces symbolism to its ancient roots, examining a vast variety of symbolic images.
Author : Adrian Frutiger
Release : 1998
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Signs and Symbols by : Adrian Frutiger
Download or read book Signs and Symbols written by Adrian Frutiger. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
Author : D.R. McElroy
Release : 2020-04-21
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 860/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Signs & Symbols of the World by : D.R. McElroy
Download or read book Signs & Symbols of the World written by D.R. McElroy. This book was released on 2020-04-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Vladimir Nabokov
Release : 2012-09-06
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 555/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Selected Letters, 1940–1977 by : Vladimir Nabokov
Download or read book Selected Letters, 1940–1977 written by Vladimir Nabokov. This book was released on 2012-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Wonderful, compulsively readable, delicious” personal correspondences, spanning decades in the life and literary career of the author of Lolita (The Washington Post Book World). An icon of twentieth-century literature, Vladimir Nabokov was a novelist, poet, and playwright, whose personal life was a fascinating story in itself. This collection of more than four hundred letters chronicles the author’s career, recording his struggles in the publishing world, the battles over Lolita, and his relationship with his wife, among other subjects, and gives a surprising look at the personality behind the creator of such classics as Pale Fire and Pnin. “Dip in anywhere, and delight follows.” —John Updike
Author : Ernst Lehner
Release : 2012-09-26
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 160/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Symbols, Signs and Signets by : Ernst Lehner
Download or read book Symbols, Signs and Signets written by Ernst Lehner. This book was released on 2012-09-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1,355 signs, seals, symbols: Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Germanic, Byzantine, Renaissance, Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, others. Astrological, alchemical, magical, early Christian, masonic, heraldic, crests, goldsmiths' marks, watermarks.
