Signs, Symbols and Ciphers: Decoding the Message (New Horizons)

Signs, Symbols and Ciphers: Decoding the Message (New Horizons)

by Georges Jean (Author), Georges Jean (Author), Sophie Hawkes (Author)

Synopsis

How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we understand the meaning of a written symbol? Can clothes be a sign? Can sounds?

Signs and symbols represent ideas and objects and, over time, these marks and gestures have multiplied into a complex network of images. This handy pocket-book combines scholarship, documentary evidence and fantastic illustrations to provide the story of how we have interacted with signs and symbols across the ages.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 1
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 18 Jan 1999

ISBN 10: 0500300879
ISBN 13: 9780500300879
Book Overview: Signs, Symbols and Ciphers takes the reader on journey of discovery through the intriguing world of symbols and what they can mean

Author Bio
Georges Jean (1920 - 2011) was a French poet and essayist specializing in the field of linguistics, poetry and the philosophy of semiology.