Visible language: inventions of writing in the ancient middle east and beyond
Éditeur :
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
ISBN :
9781885923769
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2010
Poids :
870 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Current perspectives on the origins and development of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt, providing an overview of each writing system and its uses. This richly illustrated volume, issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute, provides a perspective on, and appreciation of, an invention that changed the course of history.