World football club crests : the design, meaning and symbolism of world football's most famous club badges
Nilsson, Leonard Jägerskiöld2018
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An illustrated exploration of the design, meaning and symbolism of world football club crests. Why is there a devil shown on the crest of Manchester United? Which club's crest motto is 'To Dare Is To Do'? Whose emblem depicts a bear and a strawberry tree? And why does the Czech club Bohemians Praha 1905 have a kangaroo as a badge mascot? From the seahorses of Newcastle United to the royal crown of Real Madrid, via the riveting hammers of West Ham United, Valencia's famous bat design and German club St Pauli's unofficial skull-and-crossbones emblem, there is a story behind every crest, a tale of identity. Covering more than 200 clubs from 20 different leagues, 'World Football Club Crests' explores the design, meaning and symbolism of the game's most famous club crests to reveal why the badges look as they do.
Main title:
World football club crests : the design, meaning and symbolism of world football's most famous club badges / Leonard Jägerskiöld Nilsson.
Author:
Nilsson, Leonard Jägerskiöld, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Sport, 2018.
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781472954251 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.33463796.3346
Language:
English
BRN:
2515605
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