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02536aam a2200313 i 4500 001 81DB62D8DDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230418010100 008 220204t20222022enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780500025291 020 $a 0500025290 035 $a (OCoLC)1295243526 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d ERASA $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d YDX $d CDX $d SILO 050 4 $a N7740 $b .W55 2022 082 04 $a 704.9/46 $2 23 100 1 $a Wilson, Matthew $c (Art historian), $e author. 245 14 $a The hidden language of symbols / $c Matthew Wilson. 264 1 $a London : $b Thames & Hudson Ltd ; $c 2022. 300 $a 271 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly colour) ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a "The Hidden Language of Symbols' covers a wide-ranging selection of visual culture under one unified theme: symbols. Often not immediately apparent, our day-to-day lives abound with symbols of various kinds from national emblems to emojis, allegories to logos, all of which exert a strong hold in the image-saturated, globalized world of the 21st century and have a fascinating story. Organized across four all-encompassing themes - power, faith, hope and uncertainty - this stimulating illustrated account of forty-eight key symbols from global art history is aimed at gallery-goers, armchair art sleuths or anyone who wants to understand the history of their visual environment from an unusual and creative angle. Drawing on examples from the imaginary, natural, physical and religious worlds; from dragons to eagles, butterflies to labyrinths and rainbows to wheels; author and art historian Matthew Wilson discusses the different types of symbols from their creation, their development and why they evolved, to the various ways they have been interpreted. He also explains in what way symbols are markers of identity that have the power to unite and divide societies and looks at how they have shaped the world beyond the gallery, revealing their impact on the appearance of our cities, the language of advertising and blockbuster films and even the design of corporate logos."-- $c Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Signs and symbols. 650 0 $a Symbolism in art. 650 7 $a Signs and symbols. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01118355 650 7 $a Symbolism in art. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01140771 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117012447.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20231004011909.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=81DB62D8DDAE11EDB031D5162DECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search