1000 Symbols

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!1000Symbolsoffersacomprehensivedirectoryofsymbolsinclear,detailedartworks,eachaccompaniedbyadefinitionofthesymbol'shistoryanditscross-culturalmeanings.Beginningwithanalphabetical,cross-referencedindex,thebookisthenorganizedintogroupingsofrelatedsymbols:GeometricalShapes-circle,square,triangle,pentagram,crescent,andspiralarejustafewoftheentries.TheUniverseandtheElementsincludesallthesymbolsfortheworldaroundus-earth,air,fire,andwater,aswellastimesofdayormonth,andtheplanets.CharactersandPeopledetailsthesymbolismattachedtospecificcharactersortopeopleandtheirgeneralattributes.LivingCreaturesdenotesthesymbolismofanimals,birds,fish,andinsects.Flowers,Plants,andTreeshighlightsthesymbolismofgrowingthings,fromtheoaktothelotus.MythicalBeastscontainsbeastsfromthemythsandlegendsofallcultures,includinghybridssuchasthecentaur.ObjectsandArtifactsincludesmadeormanufacturedobjectsofsymbolism,fromknottolabyrinth.NumbersandColorsoutlinestheirsymbolicattributesindifferentculturesandcontexts.WhetheryouarebaffledbytherelevanceofthewingedstaffheldbyMercuryinaclassicalpaintingorwonderaboutthenumberofbranchesontheHebrewmenorah,thiscomprehensivedirectorywillgiveyoutheinformationyouarelookingfor,andplacetheexplanationinitshistoricalandculturalcontext.