The Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols in Art
Author: Sarah Carr-Gomm
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781859860991
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Dictionary of Symbols in Art
Author: Sarah Carr-Gomm
Publisher: Duncan Baird Publishers
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresented alphabetically, this guide to the world of symbolism traces the meanings of symbols across a wide range of cultures. Universal symbols such as the egg, the lion and the dragon are examined, as well as specific symbols from the major religions or bodies of belief, such as Rosicrucianism.
The Watkins Dictionary of Symbols
Author: Jack Tresidder
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1780283571
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraditional symbols form a visual shorthand for ideas, yet their functions and meaning extend far beyond that—for thousands of years they have enabled artists and craftsmen to embody and reinforce beliefs about human life in immediate and powerful images. This accessible and comprehensive guide features more than 2,000 major themes from Absinthe to the Zodiac: figures and symbols found in myth, literature and art, as well as those that have entered into the mainstream of everyday life. Covering classical and other mythologies, Biblical themes and traditional symbols from cultures across the world, this wonderful dictionary has thorough yet concise entries on individual animals, plants, objects, supernatural creatures, mythical episodes, miracles, and many other topics.
The Hutchinson Dictionary of the Arts
Author: Chris Murray
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9781859862445
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebration of the achievements of human creativity through time.
Tortoise
Author: Peter Young
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2004-04-04
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1861895046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTortoise is the first cultural history of these long-lived and intriguing creatures, which have existed for more than 200 million years. The book covers tortoises worldwide, in evolution, myth and reality, ranging across paleontology, natural history, myth, folklore, art forms, literature, veterinary medicine and trade regulations. The tortoise has been seen as an Atlas-like creature supporting the world, as the origin of music and as a philosophical paradox. Peter Young examines the tortoise in all these guises, as well as a military tactical formation, its exploitation by mariners and others for food, as ornament (in tortoiseshell), as a motif in art, and in space research. He looks at the movement away from exploitation to conservation and even the uses of the tortoise in advertising. As well as examples of species, illustrations from around the world include monuments, sculptures, coins, stamps, objets d’art, drawings, cartoons, advertisements and X-rays. The book will appeal not only to tortoise lovers but also to readers of cultural histories around the world. "Peter Young’s Tortoise, on the other claw, can be warmly recommended."—Jonathan Bate, The Times
The Bible, Gender, and Reception History: The Case of Job's Wife
Author: Katherine Low
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-08-29
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0567520455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Bible, Gender, and Reception History: The Case of Job's Wife investigates the fleeting appearance in the Bible of Job's wife and its impact on the imaginations of readers throughout history. It begins by presenting key interpretive gaps in the biblical text concerning Job and his wife, explaining the way gender studies offers guiding principles with which the author engages a reception history of their marriage. After analyzing Job and his wife within medieval Christian theology of Eden, the author identifies ways in which Job's wife visually aligns with medieval images of Satan. The volume explores portrayals of Job and his wife in publications on marriage and gender roles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, moving onto an investigation of William Blake's sharp artistic divergence from the common tradition in his representation of Job's wife as a shrew. In the exploration of societal portrayals of Job and his Wife throughout history, this book discovers how arguments about marriage intertwine with not only gender roles, but also, with political, social, and historical movements.
A Dictionary of Art Titles
Author: Adrian Room
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2008-09-09
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis dictionary of 3,000 works of art explains the meaning behind the titles. The titles, mostly of paintings and sculpture, but also of some less traditional media, are arranged alphabetically by original title or English title.
The Handbook of Art Therapy
Author: Caroline Case
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 113495056X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is art therapy? How can art and therapy combine to help individuals understand aspects of their inner life? This new edition of The Handbook of Art Therapy is thoroughly revised and updated and includes new sections on neurobiological research, and a current review of literature and contemporary practice. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of art therapy in a variety of different settings. Caroline Case and Tessa Dalley draw on their experience of teaching and practising art therapy, concentrating on what art psychotherapists actually do, where they practice, and how and why art therapy is effective. First-hand accounts of the experience of art therapy from both therapists and clients are used throughout, enriching the discussion of subjects including: the art therapy room art and psychoanalysis art therapy and creativity working with groups in art therapy art therapy with individual patients. This straight-forward and highly practical Handbook will be invaluable not only as an introduction to the profession but also as a reference for students of art psychotherapy both during and after their training.
Cultural Values and the Family Beyond Year 2000
Author: Jacob K. Hevi
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1581121636
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCulture is dynamic. But in cultural (ethnic) groups certain elements of culture such as cultural values relating to the family are regarded indispensable for social order, and therefore for the survival of the society. Accordingly those concerned strive to maintain social order by rediscovering what they regard as traditional cultural values. The thesis of this study is: the process of the development of cultural values relating to the family can be defined as "Spiral Involution"; namely a development through interparticipative stages, each stage (past or present) participating in the other, as impulse to further development. Therefore the proposition of this study is: dialogal-value-system-concordance, a conscious intervention by those concerned through dialogue towards optimal social order.
