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Symbols, signs & visual codes : a practical guide to understanding and decoding the universal icons, signs, motifs and symbols that are used in literature, art, religion, astrology, communication, advertising, mythology and science /

O'Connell, Mark, 1954-

Symbols, signs & visual codes : a practical guide to understanding and decoding the universal icons, signs, motifs and symbols that are used in literature, art, religion, astrology, communication, advertising, mythology and science / Symbols, signs and visual codes Mark O'Connell and Raje Airey. - London : Hermes House, c2009. - 128 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 30 cm.

Paperback edition published as Understanding symbols: finding the meaning of signs and visual codes: Southwater, c2009. "Illustrated with over 350 stunning fine art paintings, artworks and graphic images of the signs themselves and how they are used"-- Cover. Includes index.

Everyday living -- Patterns and graphics -- Myth and the cosmos -- Connecting with spirit -- The cycle of life -- Flora and fauna -- The living planet.

ISBN: 9781846816512 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Signs and symbols.
Symbolism in art.
Symbolism in literature.
Symbolism.

Dewey Class. No.: 302.2223

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