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In this neat little book Miss Hall has brought together a very considerable amount information regarding important symbols in their Hebrew, Pagan and Christian forms. The matter is so classified that symbols derived from one class of objects are brought together and an excellent alphabetical index permits immediate reference to any desired symbol. The book is, as its title claims, just a glossary. There is no discussion, no expansion, no comparison. The items are arranged under column-headings-country, symbol, signification-and for many of the symbols a single line conveys the entire information. Miss Hall does not go very deeply-has not done so in her own study-but the book will be really useful to many persons, to whom symbols constantly present themselves, but who are ignorant of their meaning. It is easy to pick flaws in our author's geography, spellings and explanations; thus-why is the emblem of Xerxes a Greek symbol, who is F. Delitazch, D. D., why subtility and portentious, and are immortality and longevity the same thing? Every page raises some such question, some pages raise several. But such errors, while unfortunate will not greatly weaken the usefulness of the book to those for whom it is intended. -The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal, Vol. 35
Excerpt from A Glossary of Important Symbols: In Their Hebrew, Pagan and Christian Forms Each year, the stream of travel increases and many people are brought in contact with ancient terms and devices with which they are totally unfamiliar. Each year, new classes are formed in the History of Art and thousands of students enter art schools where they copy classic designs which represented in the past the customs and beliefs of powerful and intelligent people. In order to thoroughly enjoy historical and religious works or to interpret the exact language of form and color in ancient buildings, it is necessary to be acquainted with the most important emblems, from their origin in the past to the present application of these terms. The Bible contains the largest number of symbols of any history in the world. Readers and teachers need to be familiar with the popular forms of expression employed by Hebrew, Pagan and Christian, in order to interpret correctly the Scriptures as well as classic and romantic literature. Architects, sculptors, decorators and illustrators of fact and fiction, designers of book covers and plates, smiths and jewelers are often at a loss to find an object which will lend itself to their design and at the same time typify something or someone that they desire to suggest or memorialize in its plan. The reasons governing the connection between the larger number of symbols and their meanings are so wrapped in myth and legend that an entire volume is often necessary to explain a few emblems. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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