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Title:

THE STORY OF WRITING
ALPHABETS, HIEROGLYPHS AND PICTOGRAMS

By:

Andrew Robinson

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£16.99

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£12.40

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£4.59

ISBN 10:

0500286604

ISBN 13:

9780500286609

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Currently 4 available

Publisher:

THAMES & HUDSON LTD

Pub. date:

16 April, 2007

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Pages:

232

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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? In a succinct, absorbing and well-illustrated text, Andrew Robinson discusses the history of decipherment and then each of the major writing systems in turn, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan. An invaluable guide to the worlds major writing systems, "The Story of Writing" is a book to read for both pleasure and enlightenment.

Illustrations:

many col and b/w illus

Publication:

UK

Imprint:

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Returns:

Returnable

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