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Dover Pictorial Archive Ser.: Symbols, Signs and Signets by Ernst Lehner (1969, Trade Paperback)
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486222411
ISBN-139780486222417
eBay Product ID (ePID)740214
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameSymbols, Signs and Signets
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1969
SubjectClip Art, Reference, Decorative Arts
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaDesign, History
AuthorErnst Lehner
SeriesDover Pictorial Archive Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight21.4 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition18
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal704.946
Intended AudienceTrade
Synopsis1,355 signs, seals, symbols: Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome; Germanic, Byzantine, Renaissance, Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, others. Astrological, alchemical, magical, early Christian, masonic, heraldic, crests, goldsmiths' marks, watermarks, all reproduced from authentic sources. Mostly unavailable elsewhere. Reference, decorative, advertising art., Reproducing in historical sequence 1355 signs, seals, and symbols from the simplest drawings of heavenly bodies, through the intricate heraldic devices of the Middle Ages, to modern cattle brands and hobo sign language, this book will be of immense value to the commercial artist and designer. The development of man as an artist and designer is here recorded pictorially by one of the world's foremost experts in the field of graphic art, Ernst Lehner. This book is divided into 13 sections, each with a separate brief introduction: Symbolic Gods and Deities (Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, Germanic, Incan, Aztec, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, etc.); Astronomy and Astrology; Alchemy, Magic, and Mystic (Nordic runes, magic circles, etc.); Church and Religion; Heraldry (coats of arms, badges, etc.); Monsters and Imaginary Figures; Japanese Crests; Marks and Signets (engravers, goldsmiths, armorers, stonemasons, etc.); Watermarks (fourteenth-eighteenth centuries); Printer's Marks (fifteenth-seventeenth centuries); Cattle Brands; and Hobo Signs. All the signs, symbols, and signets are pictured in black and white on strikingly laid out pages, with full explanatory notes for both lay readers and specialists. Anyone interested in means of communication other than language will find this book fascinating and authoritative. The student and teacher in the graphic arts will find it a practical visual guide through the transformation of simple marks and signs into the complicated emblems of our time., A pictorial handbook of artistic symbols and signs which man has created throughout the ages and left as a record of his identity, beliefs, and experiences., 1,355 signs, seals, symbols: Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Germanic, Byzantine, Renaissance, Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, others. Astrological, alchemical, magical, early Christian, masonic, heraldic, crests, goldsmiths' marks, watermarks.
LC Classification NumberAZ108.L4 1
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