—Edward James Olmos

39 color and 54 b/w illustrations

Anne van Buren previously taught at Tufts University

Los Angeles

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Nature and Its Symbols Greece —Edward James OlmosLucia Impelluso Impellusos delectable visual dictionary neatly explicates the symbolic and even magical meanings inherent in depictions of the natural world in traditional Western art. Booklist Explore the extensive imagery and fascinating symbolic meanings of plants and animals, both real and fantastic, in hundreds of works of art. Nature and Its Symbols is the fifth volume in the series A Guide to Imagery, reference guides whose goal is to explain