The book is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of Western ideograms ever published, unique in its search systems, that allows the reader to locate a symbol by

Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meaning

This valuable reference tool, the definitive sourcebook of signs and symbols, is organized by continent and contains more than fifteen hundred images and illust

"There is nothing quite like this well-researched book."—Library Journal From early cave drawings to modern corporate logos, graphic symbols have been used to

This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and su