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How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols.

Table of Contents
Signs as precursors of writing; signs of the body; the magic of long-distance signs; maps - hotbeds of signs; roadsigns; from sign to symbol.

Signs Symbols and Ciphers

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 18/01/1999
      ISBN13: 9780500300879, 978-0500300879
      ISBN10: 0500300879
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols.

      Table of Contents
      Signs as precursors of writing; signs of the body; the magic of long-distance signs; maps - hotbeds of signs; roadsigns; from sign to symbol.

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