The Complete Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols

This title deals with identification and analysis of the visual vocabulary that formulates our thoughts and dictates our reactions to the world around us. It is a fascinating guide to hundreds of symbols, signs and ideographs, illustrated with photographs, artworks, diagrams and drawings, and presented with authoritative text, commentary and definitions. It contains a directory of over 1000 symbols, in addition to hundreds of images featuring these primal metaphors.