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.