description: The development of man as an artist and designer is here recorded pictorially by one of the world's foremost experts in the field of graphic art, Ernst Lehner. The book reproduces, in historical sequence, 1,355 signs, seals and symbols--from the simplest drawings of heavenly bodies, through the intricate heraldic devices of the Middle Ages to modern cattle brands and hobo sign language.
language: English
title: Symbols, Signs and Signets
titlecomplete: Symbols, Signs and Signets
genres: Design, Language, Reference, Mythology, Crafts, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 88
publisher: Peter Smith Publisher