ENGLISH

Symbols, Signs and Signets

By Ernst , Lehner

Book information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2012
ISBN
9780486141169, 0486141160
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4038755 bytes)
Series
Dover pictorial archive series.
Pages
221\221
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Time added
2016-06-01 19:04:18
Искусство и искусствоведение;Изобразительное искус

Description

Reproducing in historical sequence 1355 signs, seals, and symbols from the simplest drawings of heavenly bodies, through the intricate heraldic devices of the Middle Ages, to modern cattle brands and hobo sign language, this book will be of immense value to the commercial artist and designer. The development of man as an artist and designer is here recorded pictorially by one of the world's foremost experts in the field of graphic art, Ernst Lehner. This book is divided into 13 sections, each with a separate brief introduction: Symbolic Gods and Deities (Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek, Germanic, I.  Read more...

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