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Signs & Symbols of the World is a comprehensive and definitive visual dictionary presenting the history, cultural meaning, and visual depiction of 1,001 mythical, artistic, and political symbols around the world in one volume.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 ALCHEMY
CHAPTER 2 ANCIENT AND MODERN CIVILIZATIONS
CHAPTER 3 ASTROLOGY
CHAPTER 4 CELTIC SYMBOLS
CHAPTER 5 CHEMISTRY
CHAPTER 6 DIGITAL
CHAPTER 7 CURRENCY
CHAPTER 8 IDEOGRAMS
CHAPTER 9 LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 10 MANUFACTURING
CHAPTER 11 MEDICAL
CHAPTER 12 MILITARY
CHAPTER 13 MUSIC
CHAPTER 14 MYTHOLOGY
CHAPTER 15 POPULAR GESTURES
CHAPTER 16 RELIGION
CHAPTER 17 SEX AND GENDER
CHAPTER 18 SIGILS AND PAGANISM
CHAPTER 19 TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 20 WRITING AND PUNCTUATION
PHOTO CREDITS
INDEX
About the author
D.R. McElroy has a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture and a Master of Science in Environmental Resources, and has been a professional editor and writer for ten years. She is the author of
Signs & Symbols of the World and co-author of
Celestial Watercolor. She lives in Michigan.
Summary
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.
