A DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS - AIDS-3D

[Pages:507]A DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS

A DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS

Second Edition

by

J. E. CIRLOT

Translated from the Spanish by JACK SAGE

Foreword by Herbert Read

LONDON

Translated from the Spanish

DICCIONARIO DE SIMBOLOS TRADICIONALES

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2001.

English translation ? Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 1962

Second edition 1971

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data available.

ISBN 0?415?03649?6 (Print Edition) ISBN 0-203-13375-7 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-18928-0 (Glassbook Format)

CONTENTS

FOREWORD INTRODUCTION DICTIONARY BIBLIOGRAPHY

OF PRINCIPAL SOURCES ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

page ix xi 1

387 389 401

PLATES

Between pages 104 and 105 I. Roman sculpture incorporating symbolic motifs

II. Modesto Cuixart. Painting, 1958 III. Portal of the church of San Pablo del Campo, Barcelona

IV. Silver chalice, from Ardagh, Co. Longford V. Tenth-century monument at Clonmacnois

VI. Chinese version of the cosmic dragon VII. A renaissance relief, from the Doge's Palace at Venice

VIII. Capitals, monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos IX. Early Christian Symbol--thirteenth-century gravestone

X. Gothic fountain--Casa del Arcediano, Barcelona XI. Giorgione, The Storm

XII. Roman statue of the Twins XIII. Gothic Miniature of The Apparition of the Holy Grail

XIV. Bosch, Garden of Delights XV. Portal of the Romanesque cathedral at Clonfert, Co. Galway

XVI. Chinese symbol of heaven

Between pages 296 and 297 XVII. Archetypal image of the Archangel XVIII. Celtic candelabra incorporating symbolic horse and solar wheel XIX. Antonio Tapies. A painting, 1958 XX. Door to the sanctuary of the church of San Pl?cido, Madrid XXI. Libra and other signs of the Zodiac XXII. Gothic miniature of ship and whale XXIII. `Bird-woman'--relief in Barcelona cathedral XXIV. Roman painting of twin-tailed siren XXV. Greek sphinx, fifth century B.C. XXVI. Jacob's dream (after an old engraving) XXVII. Heraldic supporters--College of San Gregorio, Valladolid XXVIII. Tetramorph. Romanesque painting

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