Story of writing, the: alphabets, hieroglyphs and pictograms
Auteur :
Robinson, Andrew
Éditeur :
Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN :
9780500286609
Date de publication :
16 avr. 2007
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
790 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.