a very short introduction
Edición de la obra Writing and script
| Autor | Andrew Robinson |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Oxford University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2009 |
| Lugar | Oxford, New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 157 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199567782 |
| ISBN-10 | 0199567786 |
| OCLC | 339524915 |
| LCCN | 2009464938 |
| Serie | Very short introductions |
| Número de Cutter |
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"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.