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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)
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"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."
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