Credits

I need to credit all picture copyright holders and work made by numerous artists and authors. Without their willingness to share their work it would be impossible to present the continuity of the FOL symbol by its various appearances in any satisfactory way.

Most of the pictures have been published with Creative Commons license1. It was straightforward to use those images in this book. I have published all my own photos and illustrations with the same license. I believe it is the way to keep creative work and research hassle free and enjoyable for everyone.

Special thanks to Minna Haataja for proofreading and editing help with the first and the second edition of the book.

Pictures

  • Pic. 1.1 Artifacts of the FOL potpourri from Pinterest board
  • Pic. 1.2 The Flower of Life / Public Domain
  • Pic. 2.1.1 The Cownose geometric pattern © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 2.1.2 Cownose rays resembling the Cownose pattern © Doc Lucio
  • Pic. 2.1.3 Ceremonial vessel with the Cownose pattern from Harappan © LACMA
  • Pic. 2.1.4 Harappan jars with the Cownose pattern © Dakshayini (left), Ismoon (right)
  • Pic. 2.2.1 Abacus or calculation table in base 60 © Jaime Vladimir Torres-Heredia
  • Pic. 2.2.2 Cone mosaic on a Uruk facade © Zentralarchiv der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
  • Pic. 3.1 Artifacts of the FOL potpourri from Pinterest board
  • Pic. 4.1 Artifacts of the FOL potpourri from Pinterest board
  • Pic. 5.1 Artifacts of the FOL potpourri from Pinterest board
  • Pic. 6.1.1 Gold six-petal rosette foils © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.1.2 Wooden cosmetic box © MET
  • Pic. 6.1.3 Silver goblet © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.1.4 Golden goblet © 1985 Photo RMN / Pierre et Maurice Chuzeville
  • Pic. 6.1.5 Ivory whorl © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.1.6 Idalion cup © Public Domain
  • Pic. 6.1.7 Bronze vessel © NYPL Digital Library
  • Pic. 6.1.8 Stone floor sill © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.1.9 Silver beaker © Ove Kaneberg
  • Pic. 6.1.10 Cave arches © Vivek S. Kale
  • Pic. 6.1.11 Floor mosaic at Ephesus © Ken & Nyetta
  • Pic. 6.1.12 Floor mosaic in Cyprus © Andrew Sweeney
  • Pic. 6.1.13 Floor mosaic at Herodium © Shmuel Browns
  • Pic. 6.2.1 Broken floor mosaic © James Emery
  • Pic. 6.2.2 Mosaic floor in Seville © Rafael del Pino
  • Pic. 6.2.3 Roman temple stele © Steve Pope
  • Pic. 6.2.4 Floor mosaic © Pierre Dupont, Inrap
  • Pic. 6.2.5 Floor mosaic © heroesbed
  • Pic. 6.2.6 Basilica floor mosaic © bulstack.com
  • Pic. 6.2.7 Gothic church pavement © Dean and Chapter of Westminster
  • Pic. 6.2.8 Byzantine-era ruin © Abd
  • Pic. 6.2.9 Hampi temple pillar © Wm Jas
  • Pic. 6.2.10 Ottoman cemetery decorations © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.2.11 Ottoman sarcophagus © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.2.12 Castle of Rozmberk © Mark Libal
  • Pic. 6.2.13 Codex Atlanticus folio 307v / Public Domain
  • Pic. 6.2.14 Stone inscriptions © Klearchos Kapoutsis
  • Pic. 6.3.1 Abydos ornament © Ray Flowers
  • Pic. 6.3.2 Assyrian wall decoration © Sanjin Đumišić
  • Pic. 6.3.3 Assyrian wall decoration 2 © Sanjin Đumišić
  • Pic. 6.3.4 Six-petal flower on lunette © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.3.5 Intersecting circles on lunette (zoom) © Marko Manninen
  • Pic. 6.3.6 Fu Dog sphere © Tyson Amick
  • Pic. 6.3.7 Sikh temple marble decoration
  • Pic. 6.3.8 Jewish painting
  • Pic. 7.1 Mediterranean and Near East map of the FOL items
  • Pic. 12.1 PDF
  • Pic. 12.2 EPUB
  • Pic. 12.3 MOBI