 Beyond Art: Pleistocene Image and Symbol by California Academy of Sciences  Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art A companion volume to James Hall's perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art, which deals with the subject of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian and classical Europe, India and the Far East. Hall explores the language of symbols in art, showing how paintings, drawings, and sculpture express many shades of meaning from simple, everyday hopes and fears to the profoundest philosophical and religious aspirations.  Symbolic Images in Art as Therapy In this absorbing account of her work with children and adults, individuals and groups, R.M. Simon shows how the symbolic image and the style in which it is presented is often related to a particular stage in the integration of painful experiences. |