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"The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume The Secret Lives of Color tells the unusual stories of seventy-five fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet...
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"'The Book of Symbols' combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. The texts and beautiful full-color images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Each of the essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow,...
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Publisher
Bodleian Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Homecoming, haunting, nostalgia, desire: these are some of the themes evoked by the beguiling motif of the lighted window in literature and art. In this innovative combination of place-writing, memoir and cultural study, Peter Davidson takes us on atmospheric walks through nocturnal cities in Britain, Europe and North America, and revisits the field paths of rural England.0Surveying a wide range of material, the book extends, chronologically, from...
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Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Iconography, the study of symbols - be they animals, artefacts, plants, shapes or gestures - is an essential element of art history. 0 This guide unravels over fifty of the most common and intriguing visual symbols from across the globe from 2300 BCE to the present day. While symbols cross dialects and national boundaries, their meanings can vary and are often culturally specific. The snake, an object of fascination and mysticism in Aztec culture,...
12) 1000 symbols
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Explores the historical and cultural meanings of one thousand symbols commonly found in art and myth, grouped in the categories of heaven and Earth, characters and people, living creatures, mythical beasts, objects and artifacts, abstracts, and flowers, plants, and trees.
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The Hidden Language of Symbols' covers a wide-ranging selection of visual culture under one unified theme: symbols. Often not immediately apparent, our day-to-day lives abound with symbols of various kinds from national emblems to emojis, allegories to logos, all of which exert a strong hold in the image-saturated, globalized world of the 21st century and have a fascinating story. Organized across four all-encompassing themes - power, faith, hope...
17) Images of God
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Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Explores some of the images which biblical writers use to teach about God; images include light, rock, and wind as well as a gardener, father, and architect.
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Publisher
Sterling Ethos
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Using only a name and date of birth, Anne-Sophie Casper's Numerology teaches how to use the art of numerology for self-understanding. Using an original approach that takes the two sides of the brain into consideration, Numerology incorporates methods of both logic and intuition, and then mixes theory and practice through calculations and tests. What are hereditary, expression, and spiritual numbers? How can one find their simple and master numbers...
19) Numerology
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Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Uncover the secrets to your happiness and success! Numerology takes two key pieces of information, specific to you and only you, and opens up captivating pathways of insight and self-awareness into who you are, where you've been and where you're going. With a few easy calculations, you can discover exactly what the Universe has planned for you. In this alluring guide, you'll find: An exploration of what numerology is and what it can do for you; A...
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