03517nam 22005413 450 991088619090332120230629232747.09780500777695(electronic bk.)9780500025291(MiAaPQ)EBC30211731(Au-PeEL)EBL30211731(CKB)25270823900041(BIP)083667763(EXLCZ)992527082390004120221105d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Hidden Language of Symbols1st ed.London :Thames & Hudson, Limited,2022.©2022.1 online resource (255 pages)Print version: Wilson, Matthew The Hidden Language of Symbols London : Thames & Hudson, Limited,c2022 9780500025291 The hidden language of power. Wild horses ;Falcons and the international language of authority ;Scales of justice ;Are dragons good or evil? ;Imperial eagles ;How a laurel wreath links emperors and poets ;When a column isn't a column ;Phoenixes and female power ;Next stop, elephant and castle ;Raging bulls ;The pear that terrorized a king ;The reason lions rule --The hidden language of faith. Why do Jesus, Buddha, Mithra, and Vishnu all have haloes? ;Why your soul is a butterfly ;How the palm branch triumphed ;The wheel's revolution ; The power of doves ;Why the lily is the purest flower ;The hidden depths of a lotus ;Of eggs and origins ;The mystical, multi-dimensional rabbit ;The covert importance of goldfinches ;Rainbows : art, unity and optimism ;Holy grail, holy grapes --The hidden language of uncertainty. Black mirrors ;The rise of the skull ;Wise owl? ;Cat lovers : don't read this ;The Illuminati, the Masons and the Eye of Providence ;Here's why you never trust a fox ;The scythe of time and death ;Lose yourself in a history of labyrinths ;Snakes : the good, the bad and the ugly ;An elegy to the poppy ;The corruption of a symbol : the swastika ;Before the bubble pops... --The hidden language of hope. The never-ending symbol : ouroboros ;Paradise, power and eternal youth : fountains ;The secret superpowers of a peacock ;The greatest symbol of hope : a fish? ;A wild unicorn hunt ;A rose by any other name ;Why an orchid represents the perfect man ;Why you should always trust a dog ;Extraordinary parrots ;The friendly plant : sunflowers ;The carnation : flower of sorrow or joy? ;La Peregrina and the history of pearls in art.A stimulating narrative and reference resource that guides the reader through the most significant symbols from worldwide art history.Symbolism in artSigns and symbolsSigns and symbolsfast(OCoLC)fst01118355Symbolism in artfast(OCoLC)fst01140771Informational worksfastInformational works.lcgftLanguage And LanguagesLanguage Arts & DisciplinesSymbolism in art.Signs and symbols.Signs and symbols.Symbolism in art.302.2223Wilson Matthew847830MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910886190903321The Hidden Language of Symbols4235404UNINA