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Reading the Past-Ancient Writing Cune
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Reading the Past-Ancient Writing Cune
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) J T Hooker
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:384 |
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| Category/Genre | History of writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780714180779
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| Classifications | Dewey:411.09 |
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| Illustrations |
200 b&w illustrations
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
British Museum Press
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| Imprint |
British Museum Press
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| Publication Date |
8 October 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This volume contains six unabridged titles from the "Reading the Past" series and together they provide an introduction to the systems of writing used in the Ancient World. Illustrated throughout with examples of the scripts and the objects on which they survive, this book covers cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, the early alphabet, linear B and related scripts, Greek inscriptions and Etruscan.
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