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  The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms (Paperback) By (author) Andrew Robinson

  

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  Short Description for The Story of WritingWriting 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.
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  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • Published: 16 April 2007
  • Format: Paperback 232 pages
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  • Categories: Palaeography (history Of Writing)
  • ISBN 13: 9780500286609 ISBN 10: 0500286604
  • Sales rank: 88,028

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Full description for The Story of Writing

• 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? In a succinct, absorbing and well-illustrated text, Andrew Robinson discusses the history of decipherment and then each of the major writing systems in turn, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan. An invaluable guide to the worlds major writing systems, "The Story of Writing" is a book to read for both pleasure and enlightenment.