The Lost Language Of Symbolism (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 5th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: some marks and specks on the green boards; price clipped dj; name and name plate on fep; some foxing on the book blocks.
What if the symbols woven into the fabric of human civilization — the letters we write, the fairy tales we tell, and the myths we revere — are fragments of a single, forgotten universal language? Harold Bayley's monumental two-volume work, The Lost Language of Symbolism, presents a sweeping and erudite investigation into the hidden origins of letters, words, names, folk-lore, and mythologies, arguing that beneath the surface of seemingly disparate cultural traditions lies a coherent symbolic grammar shared across ancient civilizations. Bayley draws on an extraordinary breadth of sources — from medieval watermarks and heraldic imagery to comparative mythology and etymology — to construct a bold and provocative thesis about the common symbolic heritage of humanity. His meticulous methodology and richly illustrated pages reveal a scholar of formidable passion and intellectual range, situating this work as a landmark in the study of esoteric symbolism and cultural anthropology. First published in the early twentieth century, The Lost Language of Symbolism continues to captivate readers who sense that history's deepest truths are encoded not in plain sight, but in the signs and stories we have long since stopped questioning.
Author: Harold Bayley
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Ernest Benn Limited, London
Genre: Myths & legends
Edition: 5th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: some marks and specks on the green boards; price clipped dj; name and name plate on fep; some foxing on the book blocks.
What if the symbols woven into the fabric of human civilization — the letters we write, the fairy tales we tell, and the myths we revere — are fragments of a single, forgotten universal language? Harold Bayley's monumental two-volume work, The Lost Language of Symbolism, presents a sweeping and erudite investigation into the hidden origins of letters, words, names, folk-lore, and mythologies, arguing that beneath the surface of seemingly disparate cultural traditions lies a coherent symbolic grammar shared across ancient civilizations. Bayley draws on an extraordinary breadth of sources — from medieval watermarks and heraldic imagery to comparative mythology and etymology — to construct a bold and provocative thesis about the common symbolic heritage of humanity. His meticulous methodology and richly illustrated pages reveal a scholar of formidable passion and intellectual range, situating this work as a landmark in the study of esoteric symbolism and cultural anthropology. First published in the early twentieth century, The Lost Language of Symbolism continues to captivate readers who sense that history's deepest truths are encoded not in plain sight, but in the signs and stories we have long since stopped questioning.