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Symbols around us

Title
  1. Symbols around us / Sven Tito Achen.
Published by
  1. New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978.
Author
  1. Achen, Sven Tito.

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Description
  1. 240 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
  1. Discusses the complex history of symbols, their traditional use in almost every aspect of our lives and their meanings through history and across cultures.
Uniform title
  1. Symboler omkring os. English
Alternative title
  1. Symboler omkring os.
Subject
  1. Symbolism
  2. Signs and symbols
  3. Symbolism
  4. symbols
  5. symbolism (artistic concept)
Contents
  1. What is a symbol? -- Celestial bodies -- The vegetable kingdom -- The animal kingdom -- Fabulous animals -- Man -- Tools and weapons -- Household objects -- Receptacles -- Commerce -- Figures -- Numbers.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Translation of Symboler omkring os.
  2. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes index.