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- Dictionary of Symbolism - An online aid for exploring the meanings of symbols.
- Hermetic Symbolism in a Masonic Engraving - A description of a copperplate engraving found in the archives of a masonic lodge in Bamberg in Germany. The plate is rich in symbolism. Examines how hermetic ideas were woven into the complex symbolism of late 18th century Masonry in England.
- Granny's Garret : Symbol Crochet - Detailed explanation of diagrams, abbreviations and basic symbols.
- Symbolic Messengers - Addresses the widespread use of astronomical symbols on medieval coins, with an introduction to the use of these symbols on ancient coins.
- Symbolics Lisp Machine Museum - Ralf Möller's large collection of Symbolics LispM information: hardware photos, exhibits of system and application software (with screen captures), links (locatives) to other online collections, varied information on rival LispM systems, useful hacks for Genera (includes mouse acceleration).
- Martin Vogel's Symbols - A free true type symbol font with estimated sign, fax and answering machine symbols, and many more useful symbols for the office. MARVOSYM.TTF
- Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture - An illustrated dictionary of Christian symbols, seasons and liturgical colors, with bibliography, by Walter E. Gast.
- Republic of Namibia: National Symbols - Descriptions and symbolism of the flag, seal, and coat of arms.
- Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture - An illustrated dictionary of Christian symbols, seasons and liturgical colors, with bibliography, by Walter Gast.
- Symbols.Com - Western Signs and Ideograms - A large collection of symbols and signs found in Western Culture and esoteric schools of thought.
Wikipedia Articles
- Political symbolism - Political symbolism is symbolism that is used to represent a political standpoint. The symbolism can occur in various media including banners, acronyms, pictures, flags, mottos, and countless more.
- Buddhist symbolism - Buddhist symbolism appeared from around the 3rd century BCE, and started with aniconic symbolism, avoiding direct representations of the Buddha. Anthropomorphic symbolism appeared from around the 1st century CE with the arts of Mathura and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and were combined with the previous symbols.
- Sound symbolism - Sound symbolism or phonosemantics is a branch of linguistics and refers to the idea that vocal sounds have meaning. In particular, sound symbolism is the idea that phonemes (written between slashes like this: /b/) carry meaning in and of themselves.
- Jewish symbolism - Jewish symbolism is any form or type of symbolism in Judaism; a symbol in this sense is defined as some kind of visible representation of an object or an idea.
- Communist symbolism - Communist symbolism usually incorporates symbols representing the industrial workers and/or the peasants of a country.