Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art
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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art

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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art

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"A Companion volume to James Hall's perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Flail explores the language of symbols in art showing how paintings, drawings and sculpture express man shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text.
There are numbered references throughout the text to the sacred Iitcra-1 ture, myths and legends in which the symbols had their origins. Details of English translations of the works are in the bibliography. The book includes an appendix of the transcription of Chinese, notes and references, bibliography, chronological tables and index."

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2018
ISBN
9780429968488
Edition
1
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art General

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. How to use this book
  8. About symbols in art
  9. THE DICTIONARY
  10. Appendix: the Transcription of Chinese
  11. Notes and References
  12. Bibliography
  13. Chronological tables
  14. Index