Symbols, Signs & Visual Codes A Practical Guide to Understanding and Decoding the Universal Icons, Signs, Motifs and Symbols that are Used in Literature, Art, Religion, Astrology, Communication, Advertising, Mythology and Science

Featuring more than 350 fine-art images of signs and what they represent, an encyclopedic reference of signs and symbols explains how specific images have been used from the dawn of humanity to the modern age as a means of conveying beliefs, concepts and identity.