Signs & symbols
Dhanjal, Beryl
creator
text
xxu
Edison, NJ
Chartwell Books Inc.
2008
monographic
eng
256 p. : ill., 21 cm.
Discusses the histories and meanings of various signs and symbols, dividing into categories such as alchemy, religion, fertility, plants, and the zodiac.
Introduction to symbolism --
Symbolism in art & the invention of tradition --
Alchemy, magic & rituals --
Heraldry, guilds, livery & companies --
Religious symbols --
The world, calendars & time --
Fertility, figureheads & fire --
Plants, food & the natural world --
Symbols from humanity --
Geolyphs, pyramids, spirals, mazes, circles & the wheel --
Light, music & dance --
Stars & the zodiac --
Reading symbols.
Beryl Dhanjal .
Includes index.
Signs and symbols
Nonverbal communication
AZ108 .D43 2008
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