Writing and script :: a very short introduction /

"Starting with the origins of writing five thousand years ago, with cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs, Andrew Robinson explains how these early forms of writing developed into hundreds of scripts including the Roman alphabet and the Chinese characters. He reveals how the modern writing system...

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1. Verfasser: Robinson, Andrew, 1957-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:Very short introductions ; 208.
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Zusammenfassung:"Starting with the origins of writing five thousand years ago, with cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs, Andrew Robinson explains how these early forms of writing developed into hundreds of scripts including the Roman alphabet and the Chinese characters. He reveals how the modern writing system we take for granted - including airport signage and electronic text messaging - resemble ancient scripts much more closely than we think."--Jacket.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 157 pages :)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199567782
0199567786
9786612382291
6612382295

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