- Hardcover
- Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc (July 1986)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0844607711
- ISBN-13: 978-0844607719
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 20.3 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,155,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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. The book reproduces, in historical sequence, 1,355 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 text refers to the
Paperback
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderful Collection of Symbols,
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This review is from: Symbols, Signs and Signets (Paperback)
Dover Publications scores yet again! This book hits a home run with bases loaded for many reasons. First, it is jam-packed with thousands of symbols, signs, marks, inscriptions and engravings. All are in black and white, and all are excellent quality. Second, the book presents a fascinating range of symbols, organized by subject, including: Symbolic Gods and Dieties (included are Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek/Roman, Nordic and Aztec Gods), Astronomy and Astrology, Alchemy, Magic, Church and Religion, Heraldry, Japanese Crests, Cattle Brands, and a large section containing some of the distinctive marks of the medieval european craftsman/guild marks and signets. Third, this is a surprisingly useful reference. For writers, historian, artists, and the incurably curious, here is a book that sets out, for example, all of the alchemical signs for the materials (gold, silver, etc) and alchemical processes, a host of Catholic and other ancient christian religious symbols, nice engravings of all the important Egyptian gods, etc etc. Highly Recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A thorough collection of symbols, signs, and signets...,
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This review is from: Symbols, Signs and Signets (Paperback)
This book has over 200 pages of various symbols, ranging from simple drawings to intricate designs. They are arranged in historical order, begin with various gods and end with hobo signs. Each chapter is preceded with a list of references (the signs are identified by number) and the symbols included are grouped like so:Symbolic Gods & Deities; Astronomy & Astrology; Alchemy; Magic & Mystic; Church Religion; Heraldry; Monsters & Imaginary Figures; Japanese Crests; Marks & Signets; Watermarks; Printers Marks; Cattle Brands; and Hobo Signs. There are over 1350 illustrations contained in this book, and all are crisply printed in black and white. Each section has a short blurb in front of it, but not an extensive history. This book would appeal to history lovers, graphic designers, and other symbol geeks. And for the price, it's worth buying.
4.0 out of 5 stars
No one-day checkout for me!,
By Alex (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Symbols, Signs and Signets (Paperback)
The books in the Dover Pictorial Archive series offer aninsurmountable number of clean black-and-white plates, usuallyfollowed by a caption detailing the original materials where the plates originated. Unfortunately, Symbols, Signs, and Signets doesn't have captions at the bottom of the page, instead making do with an page-by-page index at the beginning of each section. Otherwise, this volume includes symbols from quite literary all over - astrology, alchemy, religion, signatures, cattle marks, and many others. The book is excellent for hatching new interests, probably because most of the intriguing images have uninspired captions. A worthwhile purchase, if you are interested in this sort of thing. Quite cheap, too. END
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