289:-
Uppskattad leveranstid 5-10 arbetsdagar
Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249:-
Writing is one of humanitys 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.
- Illustratör: 50 in colour With over 355 illustrations With over 355 illustrations 50 in colour
- Format: Pocket/Paperback
- ISBN: 9780500286609
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 232
- Utgivningsdatum: 2007-04-01
- Förlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd