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This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind.<br><i>The Book of Signs </i>contains 493 classified and documented illustrations, collected, drawn, and explained by the celebrated typographer Rudolf Koch. Divided into 14 different categories, it includes Gene
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It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Koch, Rudolf
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Published
- 1955
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9787240017166
- Category
- design
- Subjects
- Management, History, Reference
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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