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How long does it take to read The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols?

Udo Becker

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Symbols by Udo Becker takes about 6 hours 25 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 6 hours 25 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1992. 350 pages, about 96,250 words.

13 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 10 hours 42 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 6 hours 25 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 4 hours 1 minute

The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An alphabetical reference with more than 1,500 entries that trace symbols to their cultural, religious, or mythological origins, and explain the hidden or encoded meaning that lies concealed beneath objects' and concepts' ordinary, outward appearance.

Subjects: Diccionarios, Dictionaries, German, Signs and symbols, Símbolos, Signs and symbols -- Dictionaries.

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