A Glossary of Important Symbols in Their Hebrew, Pagan & Christian FormsCosimo, Inc., 1 ene 2005 - 112 páginas The ancients attached the utmost importance to the significance of trees, their poetic and impressive language. We find this when we read the Scriptures, look at our oriental rugs, or examine a Gothic cathedral. -from "Trees" What did the dolphin symbolize to the ancient Egyptians? What color is traditionally associated with the intellectual discipline of philosophy? Why did the English and Irish dread the coming of a banshee? This highly browsable and amazingly informative little volume, first published in 1912, is a guide to ancient symbology-including trees, colors, numbers, animals, angels, fabulous creatures, demons, gems, and crosses and other geometric and architectural forms-that offers the reader at a glance the interrelated crosscultural context for emblems of power, magic, and meaning. Artists and designers will find enormous inspiration, readers of mythology will find necessary grounding, and the merely curious will find endlessly engaging historical tidbits. |
Índice
1 | |
6 | |
Colors | 10 |
Numbers | 14 |
Animals | 20 |
Fish | 26 |
Birds | 28 |
Insects | 33 |
The Cross and the Monogram | 46 |
Demons Satyrs and Nymphs | 53 |
Geometrical Forms | 56 |
Architectural Forms | 61 |
Military Emblems | 66 |
Gems | 69 |
Fruits | 74 |
Plants and Blossoms | 76 |
Serpents | 35 |
Fabulous Creatures | 37 |
Angelic Personages | 40 |
The Halo and the Crown | 43 |
Unclassified Symbol ི | 82 |
Unclassified Objects | 91 |
98 | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
A Glossary of Important Symbols in Their Hebrew, Pagan and Christian Forms Adelaide Susan Hall No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
altar Amaterasu ancient Angels ASSYRIAN Buddha CHINESE AND JAPANESE CHINESE JAPANESE CHINESE Stars CHINESE Stars outlining CHRISTIAN AND MODERN circle Color Country Symbol Signification Creator crown devil Divine EARLY PERSIAN EAST INDIAN EGYPTIAN EGYPTIAN Usual form Emblem of Bacchus Emblem of St Eternal evil faith fire form JAPANESE form or head form Zodiacal constellation Full form GNOSTIC goddess of beauty gods GRECIAN AND ROMAN GRECIAN Natural form GRECIAN ROMAN Greek Greek cross guardian heaven HEBREW AND PAGAN Hellespontine Sibyl HERALDIC horn JAPANESE Natural form JAPANESE Usual form Latin cross Mithra MODERN FORM MOHAMMEDAN Natural form Emblem Natural form Flower Natural or conventional NUMBER number signifies Osiris PAGAN FORM PERSIAN purity Sacred SCANDINAVIAN serpent seven Sibyl Signification EARLY CHRISTIAN Signification Emblem spirits Stars outlining form stone Symbol of St Symbol Signification EARLY Symbol Signification HEBREW tree Usual form Emblem Usual form Signifies Virgin wisdom Yggdrasil Zodiacal constellation