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Loading... The Language of Symbols: A Visual Key to Symbols and Their Meanings (original 1993; edition 2003)by David FontanaThis is a beautiful album with coloured illustrations and their explanations in cultures from around the world. The author doesn't pretend to cover all symbols or all their interpretations, but this book serves as a great introduction to the most common types of symbols from simple ones (colours, animals) to complex systems (Tarot, Chakras). As well, while there is a definite effort to have a global perspective, the author mostly concentrates on Europe, India and China. I usually give away all my books, I will be keeping this one as it makes a lovely reference. |
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