Iconic Books and Texts

by James W. Watts

Book Overview

Images of books appear in art, advertising and commercial logos to symbolize learning, knowledge and wisdom. In religious and secular rituals around the globe, people carry, show, wave, touch and kiss books and other texts, as well as read them. Such images and rituals utilize the iconic dimension of texts. This volume is the first comprehensive survey of iconic books and texts. It traces their development and influence from ancient to modern times...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781792542
• ISBN13: 9781781792544
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"