Dictionary Of Symbols

Author : J. E. Cirlot
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781504085656

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A Dictionary of Symbols by J. E. Cirlot Pdf

This classic encyclopedia of symbols by the renowned Spanish poet illuminates the imagery of myth, modern psychology, literature, and art. J. E. Cirlot’s A Dictionary of Symbols is a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for contemplation, as well as a work of literature—a reference book that is as indispensable as it is brilliant and learned. Cirlot was a composer, poet, critic, and champion of modern art whose interest in surrealism helped introduce him to the study of symbolism. This volume explores the space between the world at large and the world within, where nothing is meaningless, and everything is in some way related to something else. Running from “abandonment” to “zone” by way of “flute” and “whip,” spanning the cultures of the world, and including a wealth of visual images to further bring the reality of the symbol home, A Dictionary of Symbols is a luminous and illuminating investigation of the works of eternity in time.

Author : Ad de Vries
Publisher : Amsterdam ; London : North-Holland Publishing Company
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Signs and symbols
ISBN : UOM:39015004352327

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Dictionary of Symbols and Imagery by Ad de Vries Pdf

Author : Barbara G. Walker
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 2626 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780062288875

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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects by Barbara G. Walker Pdf

This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and more Introductory essays for each section 753 entries and 636 illustrations Alphabetical index for easy reference Three-Rayed Sun The sun suspended in heaven by three powers, perhaps the Triple Goddess who gave birth to it (see Three-Way Motifs). Corn Dolly An embodiment of the harvest to be set in the center of the harvest dance, or fed to the cattle to `make them thrive year round' (see Secular-Sacred Objects). Tongue In Asia, the extended tongue was a sign of life-force as the tongue between the lips imitated the sacred lingam-yoni: male within female genital. Sticking out the tongue is still a polite sign of greeting in northern India and Tibet (see Body Parts). Cosmic Egg In ancient times the primeval universe-or the Great Mother-took the form of an egg. It carried all numbers and letters within an ellipse, to show that everything is contained within one form at the beginning (see Round and Oval Motifs).

Author : James Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429979569

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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art by James Hall Pdf

"A Companion volume to James Hall’s perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Flail explores the language of symbols in art showing how paintings, drawings and sculpture express man shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text. There are numbered references throughout the text to the sacred Iitcra-1 ture, myths and legends in which the symbols had their origins. Details of English translations of the works are in the bibliography. The book includes an appendix of the transcription of Chinese, notes and references, bibliography, chronological tables and index."

Author : Hans Biedermann
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780452011182

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Dictionary of Symbolism by Hans Biedermann Pdf

This encyclopedic guide explores the rich and varied meanings of more than 2,000 symbols—from amethyst to Zodiac.

Author : J. E. Cirlot
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780486132662

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A Dictionary of Symbols by J. E. Cirlot Pdf

A valuable reference, this informative and entertaining volume presents a key to elucidating the symbolic worlds encountered in both the arts and the history of ideas. 32 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Jean Chevalier,Alain Gheerbrant
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780140512540

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The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols by Jean Chevalier,Alain Gheerbrant Pdf

This remarkable and wide-ranging book is an inventory of symbols and the symbolic imagination. The editors and their fifteen contributors are drawn from a variety of scholarly backgrounds—including anthropology, ethnology, psychotherapy and art history. This diversity of approach is responsible for the book's unique character, a reflection of the multiplicity of symbols and signs and the phenomenal range of possible interpretations they offer. This book draws together folklore, literary and artistic sources, and focuses on the symbolic dimension of every colour, number, sound, gesture, expression or character trait that has benefitted from symbolic interpretation. The conscious and unconscious minds are explored, desire and dreams are treated alongside the known and the chronicled. Extraordinary in its range and eclecticism, this dictionary was originally published in French as the Dictionnaire des Symboles, and it is regarded as the standard work on the subject.

Author : Didier Colin
Publisher : Hachette Illustrated UK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1844300250

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Dictionary of Symbols, Myths and Legends by Didier Colin Pdf

Provides an inventory of symbols from various cultures, including the symbolism in art, literature, dreams, and numbers.

Author : Wolfram Eberhard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134988648

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Dictionary of Chinese Symbols by Wolfram Eberhard Pdf

This unique and authoritative guide describes more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature and in Chinese customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. `An ideal reference book to help one learn and explore further, while simultaneously giving greater insight into many other aspects of Chinese life ... the most authoritative guide to Chinese symbolism available to the general reader today ... a well-researched, informative and entertaining guide to the treasure trove of Chinese symbols.' - South China Morning Post

Author : James Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429973581

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Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by James Hall Pdf

The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succinct and readable way the themes, sacred and secular, on which the repertoire of Western art is based. Combined here in a single volume are religious, classical, and historical themes, figures of moral allegory, and characters from romantic poetry that appeared throughout paintings and sculpture in Western art before and after the Renaissance. More than just a dictionary, this text places these subjects in their narrative, historical, or mythological context and uses extensive cross-referencing to enhance and clarify the meanings of these themes for the reader. The definitive work by which others are compared, this volume has become an indispensable handbook for students and general appreciators alike. This wholly redesigned second edition includes a new insert of images chosen by the author, as well as a new preface and index to highlight the ideas, beliefs, and social and religious customs that form the background of much of this subject matter.

Author : J. C. Cirlot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134958894

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Dictionary of Symbols by J. C. Cirlot Pdf

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.

Author : Steven Olderr
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781476646695

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Reverse Symbolism Dictionary by Steven Olderr Pdf

The only dictionary of its kind, this greatly expanded second edition lists objects, concepts, traits and situations ancient and modern and gives their appropriate symbols. A companion to Symbolism: A Comprehensive Dictionary (2012), this volume presents symbols and their referents in reverse association (but is not simply a reconfiguring of information). Examples: a symbol for "hell" is descending stairs; an attribute of Saint Benedict is a raven; joy after sorrow is signified by the gemstone amber. Ethnic, literary, artistic, religious, heraldic, numerological, folkloric, occult and psychological usages are included.

Author : Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 948 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781681371986

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A Dictionary of Symbols by Juan Eduardo Cirlot Pdf

A classic encyclopedia of symbols by Catalan polymath Joan Cirlot that illuminates the symbolic underpinnings of myth, modern psychology, literature, and art. Juan Eduardo Cirlot’s A Dictionary of Symbols is a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for contemplation, as well as a work of literature, a reference book that is as indispensable as it is brilliant and learned. Cirlot was a composer, a poet, an art critic, and a champion of modern art whose interest in surrealism helped to bring him to the study of symbolism. Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade, René Guénon, Erich Fromm, and Gaston Bachelard also helped to shape his thinking in a book that explores the space between the world at large and the world within, where, as Cirlot sees it, nothing is meaningless, everything is significant, and everything is in some way related to something else. Running from “abandonment” to “zone” by way of “flute” and “whip,” spanning the cultures of the world, and including a wealth of visual images to further bring the reality of the symbol home, A Dictionary of Symbols, here published for the first time in English in its original, significantly enlarged form, is a luminous and illuminating investigation of the works of eternity in time.

Author : Sarah Carr-Gomm
Publisher : Checkmark Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0816033269

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Dictionary of Symbols in Western Art by Sarah Carr-Gomm Pdf

A practical guide to the understanding and appreciation of Western Art. A delight to read and highly informative, the fascinating A-to-Z entries explore religious themes that have dominated Western painting and sculpture from its beginnings.

Author : Mark O'Connell,Raje Airey
Publisher : Southwater Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Signs and symbols
ISBN : 1844768856

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The Illustrated Dictionary of Signs and Symbols by Mark O'Connell,Raje Airey Pdf

This visual guide discusses the way signs and symbols are used by human societies as an integral and fundamental part of the way we communicate. Throughout history icons and symbols have been developed, interpreted and reproduced through art, mythology and religion; from cave paintings and aboriginal dreamtime to computer iconography and advertising. With a broad perspective, covering all continents, and spanning human history, the book brings together psychological, mythological, religious, literary, commercial, political and artistic insights to explore how these concepts can summarize or explain our common and diverse human experience.