The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols

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Continuum, 1994 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 345 pages
Tracing symbols to their cultural, religious, or mythological origins, this informative book explores a rich array of objects and concepts which contain hidden or encoded meanings behind their ordinary, outer appearance. An invaluable aid for artists, writers, and all those who search for the deeper significance lying within the ordinary and everyday. 1,500 entries. 900 illustrations.

Contents

Section 1
26
Section 2
27
Section 3
32
Section 4
81
Section 5
87
Section 6
105
Section 7
107
Section 8
120
Section 25
216
Section 26
216
Section 27
216
Section 28
216
Section 29
216
Section 30
218
Section 31
221
Section 32
227

Section 9
120
Section 10
120
Section 11
120
Section 12
120
Section 13
120
Section 14
120
Section 15
134
Section 16
138
Section 17
139
Section 18
159
Section 19
167
Section 20
170
Section 21
181
Section 22
197
Section 23
206
Section 24
216
Section 33
229
Section 34
235
Section 35
241
Section 36
245
Section 37
246
Section 38
258
Section 39
293
Section 40
300
Section 41
302
Section 42
307
Section 43
321
Section 44
322
Section 45
339
Section 46
343
Section 47
345
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