Signs & Symbols of the World

Name: Signs & Symbols of the World
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780785839651
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Over 1,001 Visual Signs Explained

By D.R. McElroy

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Signs & Symbols of the World is an engaging illustrated reference that reveals the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, ranging from ancient hieroglyphs to contemporary political and subculture icons. This comprehensive guide explores the origins, meanings, and cultural significance of diverse symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colours, plants, foods, body parts, religious and astrological symbols, emojis, and gestures. Richly detailed and historically insightful, it brings the world of symbolic communication to life.
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This book is ideal for students, educators, history enthusiasts, and anyone keen to understand the meanings and histories behind the symbols that permeate global culture and everyday life.

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.

Description

Signs & Symbols of the World by D.R. McElroy is an informative and engaging illustrated reference that provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols.

What in the world does a particular symbol mean? And what about its meaning might have led someone to tattoo it on their entire forearm? Where did a certain 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 the American dollar bill? This comprehensive guide to signs and symbols explains it all.

Find within:

More than 1,000 illustrations
An extensive collection of written and cultural symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colours, 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 with Signs & Symbols of the World.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780785839651

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.

Illustration: 1000 color illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 256

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D.R. McElroy Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

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.