1,000 Symbols: What Shapes Mean in Art and Myth.

ROWENA SHEPHERD AND RUPERT SHEPHERD

Organized thematically into seven sections--heaven and Earth; characters and people; living creatures; mythical beasts; flowers, plants, and trees; objects and artifacts; abstracts--this book tells the history of each symbol from antiquity to modern-day meanings, Each symbol has been reproduced in the same style, so readers can make comparisons of icons ranging from signs of the zodiac to ancient Egyptian, Roman, and Celtic characters. Thames Hudson, 2002, 352 p., color illus, paperback, $24.95.