Author: Carl G. Liungman
Publisher: Ionfox AB
ISBN: 9197270504
Category : Semiotics
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed. The signs range from ideograms carved in mammoth teeth by Cro-Magnon men, to hobo signs and subway graffiti.