Signs & Symbols of the World (eBook)

Over 1,001 Visual Signs Explained

D.R. McElroy (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
528 Seiten
Wellfleet Press (Verlag)
978-0-7603-6578-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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 illustrationsAn 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 gesturesHistorical facts culled from a wide variety of sourcesLearn all about the signs and symbols that surround us and their part in our rich world history. Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated, the Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia series offers comprehensive, display-worthy references on a range of intriguing topics, including birthday astrology, dream interpretation, techniques for harnessing the power of dreams, and flower meanings. Also available in the series: Complete Book of Birthdays, Complete Language of Flowers, Complete Book of Dreams, and Complete Guide to Astrological Self-Care.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia
• Reihe/Serie: Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• Schlagworte: alchemy signs • all about signs and symbols • Alphabets • always wanted to know • ampersand meaning • amulets • ancient signs and symbols • astrology signs • book of symbols • celtic symbol • chemistry signs • chemistry symbols • Christianity • Communication • cultural signs • currency symbols • dictionary of signs and symbols • dictionary of symbols • Emblems • emoji meanings • emoticons meanings • encyclopedia of symbols • evolution of symbols • Games • glyphs • Graphs • Greek • hidden meanings • hidden signs • hieroglyphs • history of symbols • Icons • ideas for tattoos • Identification • ideograms • Insignia • Logos • manufacturing symbols • Math • mathematical signs • meanings of symbols • Medical • military signs • music signs punctuation signs • Mythology • periodic table signs • pictograms • Political Symbols • popular gestures • Religion • Religious symbol • sigils • Sign • sign names • signs and symbols around the world • signs and symbols guide • signs and symbols reference • signs and symbols sourcebook • Symbol • symbolic meanings • symbolic objects • symbol names • talismans • tattoo ideas • tattoo inspirations • transportation signs • trigrams • Unicode • Vectors • writing and editing symbols • Zodiac
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-6578-4 / 0760365784
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-6578-6 / 9780760365786