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    • 1,001 Symbols

    An Illustrated Guide to Imagery and Its Meaning

    By Jack Tresidder

    4-3/8 x 5-1/8 in; 384 pp;
    full-color images throughout
    Paperback
    Published in February, 2004
    ISBN 9780811842822
    ISBN10 0811842827

    SKU# 9780811842822

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    $9.95

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    Pleasingly chunky and vibrantly colorful, this pocket-sized compendium covers iconography from around the world and is perfect for travel and museum outings. Author Jack Tresidder examines common imagery in art, religion, and literature, revealing hidden...

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    Pleasingly chunky and vibrantly colorful, this pocket-sized compendium covers iconography from around the world and is perfect for travel and museum outings. Author Jack Tresidder examines common imagery in art, religion, and literature, revealing hidden meanings rich with cultural history. For example, did you know that the phrase "salt of the earth" comes from the ancient use of salt as a preservative and the associated idea of incorruptibility? There is a symbol for virtually every human emotion and 1,001 Symbols helps us unlock them in a winning format that's proven as popular as its subject.

     

    Jack Tresidder was born and educated in New Zealand. A writer and art historian, he now lives in a remote valley in the French Alps.