Symbols, Signs and Signets
A Visual Reference Across Symbol Traditions
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A Visual Reference Across Symbol Traditions
Ernst Lehner gathers more than 1,350 reproduced signs, seals, and symbols from a wide range of historical and cultural traditions, including ancient Mediterranean civilizations, Byzantine and Renaissance sources, and Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, and Japanese material. The collection also spans specialized systems of imagery: astrology, alchemy, magic, early Christianity, Freemasonry, heraldry, goldsmiths’ marks, and paper watermarks. Organized as a broad visual reservoir rather than a single cultural history, it offers material for studying recurring motifs, comparing emblematic forms, or locating decorative source imagery for graphic work.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Designers and illustrators seeking historical decorative motifs
- Researchers and enthusiasts of symbols, seals, heraldry, and esoteric imagery
- Artists developing advertising or ornamental visual references
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