Reading the Past-Ancient Writing Cune

J T Hooker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

1996
British Museum Press (Verlag)
978-0-7141-8077-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This work contains six titles from the "Reading the Past" series and provides an introduction to the systems of writing used in the Ancient World. Illustrated throughout, it covers cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, the early alphabet, linear B and related scripts, Greek inscriptions and Etruscan.

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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.

Inhalt

"Cuneiform", C.B.F. Walker; "Egyptian Hieroglyphs", W.V. Davies; "The Early Alphabet", John F. Healey; "Linear B and Related Scripts", John Chadwick; "Greek Inscriptions", B.F. Cook; "Etruscan", Larissa Bonfante.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.1996
• Zusatzinfo: 200 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 300 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Paläografie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-7141-8077-7 / 0714180777
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7141-8077-9 / 9780714180779
• Zustand: Neuware