The Book of Signs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

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Description

This ordinary choice of primitive and medieval symbols provides some of the fertile single sources of decorative ideas to be had these days. Additionally it is 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 prestigious 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 recent artist with a wealthy design vocabulary on which to improvise.”—Art in Focus.
“An inspiration to graphic artists in all places.”—Graphis.
“An artistic and typographical achievement of considerable beauty and worth.”—Psychiatric Quarterly.

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