Title: Symbols, signs and their meaning and uses in design.
Authors: Whittick, Arnold, 1898-1986
Publisher: C. T. Branford,
Year: 1971
Subjects: Symbolism in art; Signs and symbols; Signs and symbols Design.; Symbolism
Contents: pt. I. Introduction. The meaning and types of symbolism -- pt. II. Symbolism in its precise and applied forms, and its practical uses -- identification, authentication, exchange, guarantee and propaganda. Totems, standards, and flags ; Coats of arms and military badges ; Seals ; Civic heraldry ; Coins ; Medals ; Trademarks ; Shop and inn signs ; Pictorial advertising ; Postage stamps -- pt. III. Individual and collective expression -- instinctive, creative and imaginative symbolism. Instinctive and unconscious symbolism ; Religious symbolism ; National and state symbolism ; Symbolism in art ; The dance, gesture and the ceremonies of everyday life ; Dress ; Architecture ; Sculpture ; Painting ; Drama -- the theatre and cinema -- pt. IV. Encyclopaedic dictionary. Traditional and familiar symbols, their origins, meaning and history.