1000 symbols /

• Main Author: Shepherd, Rowena (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Shepherd, Rupert (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2002.
• Subjects: Συμβολισμός στην τέχνη; Συμβολισμός (Ψυχολογία); Σημεία και σύμβολα; Τέχνη > Θέματα, μοτίβα

Review: "Symbols are an international language, but that language is far from universal. Different symbols mean radically different things in different contexts - a cross, a crane and a swastika each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian or a student of the occult. 1000 Symbo...

Table of Contents:

• Heaven and earth
• Characters and people
• The body and actions
• Living creatures
• Mythical beasts
• Flowers, plants and trees
• Objects and artefacts
• Abstracts.