Writing and script : a very short introduction / Andrew Robinson.
"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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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
208. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | "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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 157 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019157094X 0191777501 1282382292 9780191570940 9780191777509 9781282382299 |