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Signs, Symbols and Ciphers: Decoding the Message
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Signs, Symbols and Ciphers: Decoding the Message
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Georges Jean
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By (author) Sophie Hawkes
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| Series | New Horizons |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 176,Width 125 |
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| Category/Genre | Art History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780500300879
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| Classifications | Dewey:302.2223 |
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| Audience | | General | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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| Imprint |
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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| Publication Date |
18 January 1999 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we understand the meaning of a written symbol? Can clothes be a sign? Can sounds? Signs and symbols represent ideas and objects and, over time, these marks and gestures have multiplied into a complex network of images. This handy pocket-book combines scholarship, documentary evidence and fantastic illustrations to provide the story of how we have interacted with signs and symbols across the ages.
Author Biography
Georges Jean (1920 - 2011) was a French poet and essayist specializing in the field of linguistics, poetry and the philosophy of semiology.
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