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Writing The Story of Alphabets and Scripts (New Horizons)

English · Paperback / Softback

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Writing lies at the root of our civilization. It is the accumulated memory of mankind and its story is an epic one spanning six thousand years. From the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates to the shores of the Mediterranean, from hieroglyphics and cuneiform to the Phoenicians and the alphabet as we know it, we follow its mysterious course through the ages. Colourful medieval manuscripts lead to the invention of printing and the rich world of modern lettering in all its forms.

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Authors Georges Jean, Jean Georges, Jenny Oates, Oates Jenny
Publisher Thames & Hudson
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 18.05.1992
 
EAN 9780500300169
ISBN 978-0-500-30016-9
No. of pages 208
Dimensions 130 mm x 180 mm x 10 mm
Weight 320 g
Series New Horizons
New Horizons S.
New Horizons
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, Palaeography (History Of Writing), Palaeography

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