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Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Descifra los secretos y descubre el origen y el significado de más de dos mil signos y símbolos, desde los antiguos jeroglíficos hasta los logos actuales. ¿Por qué un corazón traspasado por una flecha es una símbolo del amor? ¿Cuáles son las raíces de los símbolos de la fertilidad? ¿Por qué una balanza simboliza la justicia? Esta apasionante libro desentraña el significo oculto de las imágenes simbólicas --
"For centuries, symbols...
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Description
From simple shapes and colors to gods, mythical beasts, sacred rituals, and global branding, over 2,000 signs and symbols are explained through text, illustrations, and photography. Grouped thematically and comprehensively cross-referenced. Includes the physical world, animals, plants, humans, colors, shapes, patterns, numbers, picture writing, alphabets, international signs, professional signs, brands and logos, heraldic emblems, national flags,...
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An enlightening examination of common superstitions and their fascinating origins in history, myth, and ancient religion.
Superstitions represent some of humanity's earliest attempts to make sense of a dangerous and often incomprehensible world. Even ideas that seem innocuous today, like "getting up on the wrong side of the bed," have their origins in beliefs and practices of vital importance.
In Every Man's Book of Superstitions, English historian...
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