Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art

ISBN-13: 9780064309820 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 260 str.

James Hall

Opis

A companion volume to James Hall's perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art, which deals with the subject of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Hall explores the language of symbols in art, showing how paintings, drawings, and sculpture express many shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations. The book explains and interprets symbols from many cultures, and over 600 illustrations clarify and complement the text.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- About symbols in art -- THE DICTIONARY -- 1: Abstract signs -- 2: Animals -- 3: Artefacts -- 4: Earth and Sky -- 5: Human Body and Dress -- 6: Plants – Collectives -- Appendix: the Transcription of Chinese -- Notes and References – Bibliography -- Chronological tables – Index.

O autorze

James Hall