Symbolorum

SymbolorumAn excellent volume for bibliomancy The emblem book, which reached the peak of its popularity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, presented mysterious allegorical imagesrather like those we now find on tarot cardsalongside Latin mottoes. A learned text explained the connection between image and motto, and the lessons each emblem held for the readers life. Drawing on sources such as medieval bestiaries and Aesops fables, emblem books reflected

massive glaciers

its government supports 5000 unelected employees

from its ports

Pre-Columbian Architecture in Mesoamerica is destined to become a standard reference for the serious student and an intellectual delight for the interested amateur

such as Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant

Considered Frank Lloyd Wright's domestic masterpiece

called “upside-down trees” because of the curious disproportion of their giant trunks and modest branches

For the fullest possible enjoyment

—Roz Chast

they will gain an appreciation of both the unity and the diversity of the region's architecture

A comprehensive guide to cycling

Kagan's Superfecta is a dazzling