1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art & Myth

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, or a swastika each have a distinct meaning for a Buddhist, an art historian, or a student of the occult.1000 Symbols offers a comprehensive directory of symbols in clear, detailed artworks, each accompanied by a definition of the symbol's history and its cross-cultural meanings...

By Rowena Shepherd
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (July 17, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0500283516
ASIN: B007MXHZV0
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
Amazon Rank: 15032022
Format: PDF Text TXT book

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This is a REALLY interesting book. I'm an artist (mostly painter, but also do illustration) and I do a lot of tiny, intricate patterns in my work. Despite the abundance of pattern inspiration available in the world, a lot of times I get a little stuc

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