Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283571
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Traditional symbols form a visual shorthand for ideas, yet their functions and meaning extend far beyond that—for thousands of years they have enabled artists and craftsmen to embody and reinforce beliefs about human life in immediate and powerful images. This accessible and comprehensive guide features more than 2,000 major themes from Absinthe to the Zodiac: figures and symbols found in myth, literature and art, as well as those that have entered into the mainstream of everyday life. Covering classical and other mythologies, Biblical themes and traditional symbols from cultures across the world, this wonderful dictionary has thorough yet concise entries on individual animals, plants, objects, supernatural creatures, mythical episodes, miracles, and many other topics.
The Watkins Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283571
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Traditional symbols form a visual shorthand for ideas, yet their functions and meaning extend far beyond that—for thousands of years they have enabled artists and craftsmen to embody and reinforce beliefs about human life in immediate and powerful images. This accessible and comprehensive guide features more than 2,000 major themes from Absinthe to the Zodiac: figures and symbols found in myth, literature and art, as well as those that have entered into the mainstream of everyday life. Covering classical and other mythologies, Biblical themes and traditional symbols from cultures across the world, this wonderful dictionary has thorough yet concise entries on individual animals, plants, objects, supernatural creatures, mythical episodes, miracles, and many other topics.
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283571
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Traditional symbols form a visual shorthand for ideas, yet their functions and meaning extend far beyond that—for thousands of years they have enabled artists and craftsmen to embody and reinforce beliefs about human life in immediate and powerful images. This accessible and comprehensive guide features more than 2,000 major themes from Absinthe to the Zodiac: figures and symbols found in myth, literature and art, as well as those that have entered into the mainstream of everyday life. Covering classical and other mythologies, Biblical themes and traditional symbols from cultures across the world, this wonderful dictionary has thorough yet concise entries on individual animals, plants, objects, supernatural creatures, mythical episodes, miracles, and many other topics.
A Dictionary of Symbols
Author: J. E. Cirlot
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132668
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
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 Watkins Dictionary of Magic
Author: Nevill Drury
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
ISBN: 9781842931523
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This second volume in the popular Watkins Dictionary series is filled with fascinating explanations for all things magical, from spells and secret rituals to mythical creatures. More than just handy reference, the many definitions and articles here—including pieces on Kabbalah, Tarot, and Gnosticism—provide a great introduction for neophyte occultists interested in expanding their understanding. But even seasoned readers will benefit from access to quick facts and interesting information, and enjoy dipping into the many biographies of occult figures (both well-known and obscure) as well as myths and folklore from around the world.
Publisher: Watkins Publishing
ISBN: 9781842931523
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
This second volume in the popular Watkins Dictionary series is filled with fascinating explanations for all things magical, from spells and secret rituals to mythical creatures. More than just handy reference, the many definitions and articles here—including pieces on Kabbalah, Tarot, and Gnosticism—provide a great introduction for neophyte occultists interested in expanding their understanding. But even seasoned readers will benefit from access to quick facts and interesting information, and enjoy dipping into the many biographies of occult figures (both well-known and obscure) as well as myths and folklore from around the world.
The Watkins Dictionary of Magic
Author: Nevill Drury
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283628
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Over 3000 authoritative, cross-referenced entries, covering magical traditions from all around the world.
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
ISBN: 1780283628
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Over 3000 authoritative, cross-referenced entries, covering magical traditions from all around the world.
Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery
Author: Ad de Vries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Symbolism--Dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Symbolism--Dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
Dictionary of Symbolism
Author: Hans Biedermann
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452011183
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0452011183
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.
Reverse Symbolism Dictionary
Author: Steven Olderr
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476689237
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols. A companion to Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (2012), this volume presents symbols and their referents in reverse association (but is not simply a reconfiguring of information). Examples: a symbol for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is signified by the gemstone amber. Ethnic, literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult and psychological usages are included.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476689237
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols. A companion to Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (2012), this volume presents symbols and their referents in reverse association (but is not simply a reconfiguring of information). Examples: a symbol for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is signified by the gemstone amber. Ethnic, literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult and psychological usages are included.
A Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Tom Chetwynd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Signs and symbols
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art
Author: James Hall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429968485
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"A Companion volume to James Hall’s perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Flail explores the language of symbols in art showing how paintings, drawings and sculpture express man shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text. There are numbered references throughout the text to the sacred Iitcra-1 ture, myths and legends in which the symbols had their origins. Details of English translations of the works are in the bibliography. The book includes an appendix of the transcription of Chinese, notes and references, bibliography, chronological tables and index."
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429968485
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"A Companion volume to James Hall’s perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Flail explores the language of symbols in art showing how paintings, drawings and sculpture express man shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text. There are numbered references throughout the text to the sacred Iitcra-1 ture, myths and legends in which the symbols had their origins. Details of English translations of the works are in the bibliography. The book includes an appendix of the transcription of Chinese, notes and references, bibliography, chronological tables and index."