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The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms Book

Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? This book discusses the history of decipherment and major writing systems, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan.Read More

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    The Story of Writing : Paperback : Thames & Hudson Ltd : 9780500286609 : 0500286604 : 01 May 2007 : Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? This book discusses the history of decipherment and major writing systems, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan.

  • Blackwell

    Without writing there would he no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve?In a succinct and absorbing text, Andrew Robinson explains the interconnection, between sound, symbol and script.

  • 0500286604
  • 9780500286609
  • Andrew Robinson
  • 16 April 2007
  • Thames & Hudson
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 232
  • Revised edition
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