The Book of SignsCourier Corporation, 31 de dez. de 2013 - 112 páginas This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind. The Book of Signs contains 493 classified and documented illustrations, collected, drawn, and explained by the celebrated typographer Rudolf Koch. Divided into 14 different categories, it includes General Signs, The Cross, Monogram of Christ, Other Christian Signs, Monograms of Medieval Church and State Leaders, Stone Masons' Signs, The Four Elements, Astronomical Signs, Astrological Signs, Botanical Signs, Chemical Signs, House and Holding Marks, Miscellany, and Runes. "Provides the contemporary artist with a rich design vocabulary on which to improvise."—Art in Focus. "An inspiration to graphic artists everywhere."—Graphis. "An artistic and typographical achievement of considerable beauty and worth."—Psychiatric Quarterly. |
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The Book of Signs: Which Contains All Manner of Symbols Used from the ... Rudolf Koch Visualização parcial - 1955 |
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Amongst anchor Cross ancient ansated Cross Antimony apex beautiful Byzantine monograms called carved central point Chris Chrismon Christ circle constellation Cross patée Crux degrees denote derived descending disguised Cross dominates the elements Dover Early Christians Earth emblem explained by Rudolf female figure five-pointed star fleur-de-lys following sign fork found on armorial four elements Fritz Kredel Gnostic gram Greek holdings-mark Holy horoscopes house-marks illu later Latin Latin Cross letters male element mankind Masonic lodges masonic signs Metal lime metalloids Middle Ages modern mind mono Monogram of Jesus Moon octogram Omega owe their origin particular sign pentagram planet raised Cross represents Rudolf Koch Rune magic Runes scratched Sagittarius second grandson second line series of signs six-pointed star soul stonemasons strated strokes Sun wheel Svastika symbol Tau Cross theCross tion trade-marks Trinity Water whence witch's foot wood by Fritz World