How to read symbols - Clare Gibson

This is a pocket guide to the wealth of symbols and icons that havebeen used around the world from primitive times to the modernday. Taking a regional approach, the book examines the origins,style and meaning of the most significant symbols used in the art ofdifferent cultures. It breaks down each region by theme andanalyses the types of symbols in each subject area. The symbolsare shown in the context of beautiful art and as individual glyphs,allowing the reader to study everything from Egyptian hieroglyphs andChinese characters through to Western heraldry and hagiography. Related symbols are cross-referenced to ensure that the reader canstudy fascinating cultural constrasts as well as thematic sets ofsymbols.