The Hidden Language of Symbols
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| Autore: |
Wilson Matthew
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| Titolo: |
The Hidden Language of Symbols
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Thames & Hudson, Limited, , 2022 |
| ©2022 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 302.2223 |
| Soggetto topico: | Symbolism in art |
| Signs and symbols | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Informational works |
| Informational works. | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Language And Languages |
| Language Arts & Disciplines | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A stimulating narrative and reference resource that guides the reader through the most significant symbols from worldwide art history. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Hidden Language of Symbols |
| ISBN: | 9780500777695 |
| 9780500025291 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910886190903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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