Symbols: An Evolutionary History from the Stone Age to the Future

by Richard Sproat

Book Overview

For millennia humans have used visible marks to communicate information. Modern examples of conventional graphical symbols include written language, and non-linguistic symbol systems such as mathematical symbology or traffic signs. The latter kinds of symbols convey information without reference to language.
This book presents the first systematic study of graphical symbol systems, including a history of graphical symbols from the Paleolithic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031268083
• ISBN13: 9783031268083
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"