The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols

Udo Becker

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: 87
• Section 2: 90
• Section 3: 97
• Section 4: 105
• Section 5: 107
• Section 6: 120
• Section 7: 120
• Section 8: 120
• Section 9: 120
• Section 10: 120
• Section 11: 120
• Section 12: 120
• Section 13: 139
• Section 14: 152
• Section 15: 159
• Section 16: 167
• Section 17: 181
• Section 18: 208
• Section 19: 216
• Section 20: 216
• Section 21: 216
• Section 22: 216
• Section 23: 216
• Section 24: 219
• Section 25: 227
• Section 26: 229
• Section 27: 235
• Section 28: 245
• Section 29: 246
• Section 30: 259
• Section 31: 293
• Section 32: 321
• Section 33: 339
• Section 34: 343
• Section 35: 345

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols
• Author: Udo Becker
• Editor: Udo Becker
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Continuum, 1994
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Sep 2, 2009
• ISBN: 0826406440, 9780826406446
• Length: 345 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Editing & Proofreading; Reference / Encyclopedias; Reference / General; Reference / Signs & Symbols