Dictionary of Symbols / Edition 1

by J. C. Cirlot, J. Sage

Overview

The unvarying essential meanings of around 1,000 symbols and symbolic themes commonly found in the art, literature and thought of all cultures through the ages are clarified.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415036498
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/17/1983
Series:	Routledge Dictionaries
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.56(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

‘Images and their significance defined in a remarkable reference work.' - Linda O'Callaghan, Sunday Telegraph

‘The author's erudition shines through the several hundred items in the dictionary, many of them scholarly essays in their own right. A volume for browsing and learning.' - Psychological Medicine

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