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Author Modley, Rudolf.

Title Handbook of Pictorial Symbols : 3,250 Examples from International Sources / Rudolf Modley, With the Assistance of William R. Myers
Published New York : Dover Publications, 1976
1976

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 MELB  302.222 MOD-H  AVAILABLE
Description 143 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm
Series Dover pictorial archive series
Dover pictorial archives.
Contents Machine derived contents note: Part One: Pictorial Symbols -- Section I: Pictograph Corporation Symbols -- Children, Youths -- Children, Youths, Boy Scouts, Sports -- Teachers, Students, Education -- Family Groups -- Immigrants and National Historical Types -- Races, Nationalities, Religion -- Blacks -- Women -- Salesmen -- Men -- Soldiers, Sailors, Aviators -- Military Equipment Insignia -- Airplanes -- Naval Vessels -- Merchant Vessels -- Railroad Trains and Tracks -- Autos and other Vehicles -- Accidents -- Sickness, Suicide, Death -- Health -- Meetings, Conferences -- Labor, Strikes -- Farmers -- Farm Machinery, Land Use -- Farm Products, Food, Beverages, Tobacco -- Crime -- Time, Jewelry and Miscellaneous Symbols -- Money, Finance -- Government and Politics -- Government Buildings, Banks, Schools -- Buildings (General), Homes of Worship, Houses, Stores -- Clothing, Toilet Articles -- Household Equipment, Tools, Containers -- Machinery, Materials, Products, Factories -- Entertainment, Communication, Recreation -- Animals, Insects -- Section II: Netherlands Statistical Foundation Symbols by G. Arntz -- Part Two: Public Symbols -- Section III: Arranged by Facility -- Telephone -- Mail -- Currency Exchange -- First Aid -- Lost and Found -- Baggage Lockers -- Elevator -- Toilets, Men -- Toilets, Women -- Toilets -- Information -- Hotel Information -- Taxi -- Bus -- Ground Transportation -- Rail Transportation -- Air Transportation -- Heliport -- Water Transportation -- Car Rental -- Restaurant -- Coffee Shop -- Bar -- Shops -- Baggage Check-in -- Ticket Purchase -- Baggage Claim -- Customs -- Immigration -- No Smoking -- Smoking -- No Parking -- Parking -- No Entry -- Handicapped -- Section IV: Arranged by System -- ADCA, Australian Department of Civil Aviation -- ADV, German Airport Authority -- ATA, Air Transport Association -- BAA, British Airports Authority -- D/FW, Dallas-Fort Worth -- DOT '74, Department of Transportation, 1974 -- IATA, International Air Transport Association -- ICAO, International Civil Aviation Organization -- KFAI Sweden -- LVA, Las Vegas Airport -- NPS, National Park Service -- NRR, Netherlands Railroad -- O '64, Olympic Games, Tokyo, 1964 -- O '68, Olympic Games, Mexico, 1968 -- O '72, Olympic Games, Munich, 1972 -- Pg, Picto'grafics -- Port, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey -- SP, Swedish Standard Recreation Symbols -- S/TA, Seattle-Tacoma Airport -- TA, Tokyo Airport -- TC, Transport Canada, Airports -- UIC, International Union of Railways -- WO '72, Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo, 1972 -- X '67, Expo 67, Montreal -- X '70, Expo 70, Osaka -- Section V: Additional Systems -- Grenoble Winter Olympics, 1968 -- Nova Scotia Department of Tourism -- European Road Signs -- United States Road Signs -- D.O.T. Hazard Labels -- U.S. Weather Bureau: Cloud Code Charts -- Index
Summary "The use of symbols throughout the world is steadily increasing, and this handbook brings together in one place 3,250 examples from numerous international sources. You will find here symbols that represent children and youths, teachers, family groups, women, men, airplanes, autos and other vehicles, farmers, crime, money and finance, government and politics, clothing, machinery, entertainment, and many other symbolic categories." -back cover
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: page xi
Subject Communication -- Graphic methods.
Communication.
Signs and symbols.
Visual communication.
Author Myers, William R
LC no. 76015438
ISBN 048623357X