Bibliograph

Writing and script, a very short introduction, Andrew Robinson

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Writing and script, a very short introduction, Andrew Robinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Writing and script

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

339524915

Responsibility statement

Andrew Robinson

Review

"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

Series statement

Very short introductions, 208

Sub title

a very short introduction

Table Of Contents

Writing and its emergence -- Development and diffusion of wrtiting -- Disappearance of scripts -- Decipherment and undeciphered scripts -- How writing systems work -- Alphabets -- Chinese and Japanese writing -- Scribes and materials -- Writing goes electronic

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