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Describe your latest book/project/work. I've been studying the life and work of photographer W. Eugene Smith for 13 years. My first book (Dream... Continue »
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    The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965

    Sam Stephenson and W. Eugene Smith
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1000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art & Myth

by Rowena Shepherd

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Featuring 1,000 artworks, this reference dictionary places symbols into accurate historical and cultural contexts.

Review:

An amazing array of multicultural interpretations of the world as condensed into symbolic images. Enthusiastically recommended. (Library Journal, 1 September 2002)

Synopsis:

A comprehensive directory of over 1000 symbols that places each symbol in its historical and cultural context. It offers an introductory alphabetical index followed by groupings of related symbols, every one with an extended definition of its history and its cross-cultural meanings.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780500283516
Subtitle:
What Shapes Mean in Art & Myth
Editor:
Shepherd, Rupert
Editor:
Shepherd, Rupert
Editor:
Shepherd, Rowena
Editor:
Shepherd, Rowena
Publisher:
Thames & Hudson
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Symbolism
Subject:
Symbolism in art
Subject:
Signs and symbols
Subject:
Symbolism (Psychology)
Subject:
History - Symbolism
Copyright:
2002
Series Volume:
#CE-87-R2
Publication Date:
July 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
9.38x7.72x1.00 in. 2.59 lbs.
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