| Description |
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Swastika -- Triskelion -- Caduceus -- Evil eye -- Cuneiform -- Egyptian, Mayan and Cretan hieroglyphs -- Ankh -- Tree of life -- Musical symbols/notation -- Om -- Astrology signs -- Rod of Asclepius -- Yin-Yang -- Crescent and star - Islam -- American Indian petroglyphs -- Alchemy symbols -- Christian cross/Latin cross -- Christian Icthys -- Wheel of life -- Runes -- Pictish symbols -- Fleur de Lys -- Cross of Lorraine -- Irish harp -- Star of David -- Heraldic symbols -- Playing card suits -- Silver and gold hallmarks -- Red flags -- Paganism -- Freemasonry -- Square root -- Equals sign -- Maltese cross -- Yellow ribbon -- The Jolly Roger -- Viking staves -- British pound sign -- Naval flag symbols -- Pi -- Male/Female -- US dollar sign -- Democratic donkey/Republican elephant -- Clenched fist -- Confederate battle flag -- Red cross/Red crescent -- Anarchy -- Motor racing flags -- Japanese yen/Chinese yuan -- Plimsoll Line -- Football club badges -- Cartography symbols on OS maps -- Hammer and sickle -- Electrical earth -- Traffic symbols -- Electrical symbols for circuit diagrams -- Olympic rings -- Military aircraft insignia -- London Underground -- Poppy -- Mercedes tri-pointed star -- Hobo symbols -- LGBTQQ pink triangle -- National Trust oak leaf -- PW Polish WWII resistance -- United Nations -- Radioactivity -- Dove with olive branch -- UNICEF -- NATO -- Washing instruction symbols -- Campaign for nuclear disarmament -- World Wildlife Fund panda -- The smiley -- Woolmark -- Olympic pictograms -- Bio hazard -- International symbol of access -- Tidyman -- Universal recycling -- Organic certification -- Power on/off -- Leather mark -- Nuclear power? No thanks -- Apple Inc. -- Anonymous mask -- Windows -- AIDS red ribbon -- Forestry Stewardship Council FSC -- Internet browsers -- Settings icon -- Euro -- Fairtrade -- GHS--flammable sign -- Android -- Spotify -- Extinction Rebellion -- Twitter -- Wild Atlantic Way -- Rainbow symbols. |
| Summary |
"Looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognisable symbols"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Signs and symbols -- History.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
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Signs and symbols. (OCoLC)fst01118355
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Illustrated works.
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Informational works.
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| Added Title |
One hundred symbols that changed the world |
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Hundred symbols that changed the world |
| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9781911682950 |
| ISBN |
9781911216384 (hbk.) |
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1911216384 (hbk.) |
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