This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind. The Book of Signs contains 493 classified and documented illustrations, collected, drawn, and explained by the celebrated typographer Rudolf Koch. Divided into 14 different categories, it includes General Signs, The Cross, Monogram of Christ, Other Christian Signs, Monograms of Medieval Church and State Leaders, Stone Masons' Signs, The Four Elements, Astronomical Signs, Astrological Signs, Botanical Signs, Chemical Signs, House and Holding Marks, Miscellany, and Runes. "Provides the contemporary artist with a rich design vocabulary on which to improvise."—Art in Focus. "An inspiration to graphic artists everywhere."—Graphis. "An artistic and typographical achievement of considerable beauty and worth."—Psychiatric Quarterly.

The Book of Signs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

Arts & Photography

Koch, Rudolf

History & Criticism

Dover Publications

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Book of Signs

History

World

Dover Publications. Inc.

This unusual collection of primitive and medieval symbols provides one of the most fertile single sources of decorative ideas available today. It is also a graphic history of the development of written communication and offers a singular insight into the psychology of the primitive mind.The Book of Signs contains 493 classified and documented illustrations, collected, drawn, and explained by the celebrated typographer Rudolf Koch. Divided into 14 different categories, it includes General Signs, The Cross, Monogram of Christ, Other Christian Signs, Monograms of Medieval Church and State Leaders, Stone Masons' Signs, The Four Elements, Astronomical Signs, Astrological Signs, Botanical Signs, Chemical Signs, House and Holding Marks, Miscellany, and Runes."Provides the contemporary artist with a rich design vocabulary on which to improvise."—Art in Focus."An inspiration to graphic artists everywhere."—Graphis."An artistic and typographical achievement of considerable beauty and worth."—Psychiatric Quarterly.

Graphic Design

Peter Smith Pub Inc

Limited to 2500 copies; 550 for The Typophiles as Chapbook 53 , 1000 for Godine, 650 for Friends, and 300 for the Merrion Press. Designed by Warren Chappell. Not paginated. cloth, clear plastic jacket.. oblong 8vo..

The little ABC book of Rudolf Koch =: A facsimile of DAS ABC Büchlein

D.R. Godine

This collection of artwork by Rudolf Koch and Fritz Kredel consists of 158 emblems from the history of Christianity, reissuing in book form a rare portfolio (1932-35) as a resource for designers, scholars, and churches. An English translation of the German text is provided. Rudolf Koch (1878-1934) was an artist of broad and profound accomplishment, best-known for his type design and calligraphy. He was prolific in the ecclesiastical arts, producing, with his arts-and-crafts group, many beautiful objects that incorporated these symbols. Koch's intention was that Christian Symbols be used freely, as a source-book for artists, designers, scholars, and churches. Readers are free to copy and reuse artwork from this edition.  This edition is produced by Arion Press, renowned for its beautifully designed and printed books. Format: 11 by 7-3/4 inches, 176 pages. The original texts and images are printed by letterpress from photopolymer plates. The type for the foreword and appendix was set by photocomposition in Kabel, a typeface designed by Rudolf Koch. The paper is acid-free Mohawk Vellum. The binding is deep blue-green cloth over boards, enclosed in a slipcase with blue and magenta wrap-around label.

Christian Symbols

Arion Pr

The Book of Signs

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.

HOLLAND, Vyvyan

Literary Licensing, LLC

2016 Reprint of 1930 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Rudolf Koch (1876 - 1934) was a German type designer. He was also a master of lettering, calligraphy, typography and illustration. Commonly known for his typefaces created for the Klingspor Type Foundry, his most widely used typefaces include Neuland and Kabel. Koch's "Book of Signs", translated into English in 1930, illustrates, with short explanations, 493 old-world symbols, monograms and runes. Provides a rich repository of signs divided into the following categories: General Signs The Cross Monogram of Christ or Chrismon Other Christian Signs The Monogram Stonemason's Signs The Four Elements Astronomical Signs Astrological Signs Botanical Signs Chemical Signs House and Holdings marks Signs from Various Sources Runes

Martino Fine Books

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The Book of Signs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

Book of Signs

Book of Signs

The little ABC book of Rudolf Koch =: A facsimile of DAS ABC Büchlein

Christian Symbols

The Book of Signs

The Book of Signs

The Book of Signs

The Book of Signs

The Book of Signs