Covering classical and other mythologies, biblical themes and the world of traditional symbols from cultures worldwide, this is a guide to more than 2000 major themes, figures and symbols that have been most commonly encountered from ancient times to the present day.
Complete Dictionary of Symbols: In Myth, Art and Literature
Describes the origins, history, and meaning of a variety of signs and symbols that appear in art, literature, mythology, and religion, covering more than two thousand symbols, figures, and themes and drawing from classical myth, biblical ...
This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.
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.
The book is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of Western ideograms ever published, unique in its search systems, that allows the reader to locate a symbol by defining just four of its visual characteristics.
Running from “abandonment” to “zone” by way of “flute” and “whip,” spanning the cultures of the world, and including a wealth of visual images to further bring the reality of the symbol home, A Dictionary of Symbols, here ...
The use of symbolism is an art, not a science.
The insights related to the specific symbols in this extensive guide are the keys to creativity, growth, and understanding.
LADDER Gnomon A gnomon is any vertical object — pillar, post, standing stone — the purpose of which is to tell time ... Mohammed and Buddha also climbed to celestial regions by heaven-ascending ladders.1 To climb to heaven and return by ...
Here is a book you will refer to again and again.