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The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process Stephen Houston
The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process
Stephen Houston
A treatment and examination of the origins of ancient writing. Studying often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica, leading scholars collectively discuss how these scripts came into existence and developed during their first centuries of use. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang and Runic are represented.
414 pages, 25 b/w illus. 3 maps
| Mídia | Livros Paperback Book (Livro de capa flexível e brochura) |
| Lançado | 24 de março de 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521728263 |
| Editoras | Cambridge University Press |
| Gênero | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) |
| Páginas | 436 |
| Dimensões | 181 × 252 × 23 mm · 822 g |
| Idioma | Inglês |
| Editor | Houston, Stephen D. (Brown University, Rhode Island) |