Symbols - A Universal Language Gill Paul Shih-Hsien Hsu

Shih-Hsien Hsu

The Tower tells the tale of a proud and fearless people who dared to challenge the root of all evil

creasing and scratches on covers of book

Dalí and Warhol end up on the runway

a man whose concert hall performances inspired generations of musicians and music lovers

Symbols - A Universal Language Gill Paul Shih-Hsien HsuFrom logos to flags to punctuation marks, symbols are all around us. But were so used to seeing them that we never question why, for instance, the heart symbol is anatomically incorrect or why the Bluetooth symbol is named after a 10th century Danish king in need of dental work. Symbols shows just how much importance has been attached to the smallest and simplest of ideas, and features over 40 of the most significant symbols from religion, politics