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Dover Pictorial Archive Ser.: Book of Signs by Rudolf Koch (1955, Trade Paperback)

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About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486201627

ISBN-139780486201627

eBay Product ID (ePID)5069221997

Product Key Features

Number of Pages112 Pages

Publication NameBook of Signs

LanguageEnglish

SubjectClip Art, Reference

Publication Year1955

TypeNot Available

AuthorRudolf Koch

Subject AreaDesign, Art

SeriesDover Pictorial Archive Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight6.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal745.4

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisFamed German type designer renders 493 classified and documented illustrations divided into 14 categories, including general signs, Christian signs, astronomical signs, the four elements, house and holding marks, runes, and more., Famed German type designer renders 493 symbols: religious, alchemical, imperial, runes, property marks, etc. Timeless., This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind. The Book of Signs contains 493 classified and documented illustrations, collected, drawn, and explained by the celebrated typographer Rudolf Koch. Divided into 14 different categories, it includes General Signs, The Cross, Monogram of Christ, Other Christian Signs, Monograms of Medieval Church and State Leaders, Stone Masons' Signs, The Four Elements, Astronomical Signs, Astrological Signs, Botanical Signs, Chemical Signs, House and Holding Marks, Miscellany, and Runes. "Provides the contemporary artist with a rich design vocabulary on which to improvise."-- Art in Focus . "An inspiration to graphic artists everywhere."-- Graphis. "An artistic and typographical achievement of considerable beauty and worth."-- Psychiatric Quarterly .