The Dictionary of Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Traditional Images, Icons and Emblems

by JackTresidder (Author), PhillipHood (Illustrator)

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $5.57

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.19

  In the Dictionary of Symbols, author and art historian Jack Tresidder explores core symbols from across the world's cultures, revealing surprising insights into the development of human thought, religion, art, and mythology. Europe to Africa, Asia to the Americas, this comprehensive and authoritative survey explains more than one thousand traditional images and emblems. Fully cross-referenced with a thorough index, this beautifully illustrated, alphabetical guide is an amazing resource for research and inquiry - whether mystical, cultural, artistic, or literary.