Code: 04036230
Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction
by Andrew Robinson
Explains the origins of writing and how it evolved, focusing on specific examples from the Roman alphabet and Chinese characters. Without writing, there could be no accumulation of knowledge, and there is an enormous variety of wr ... more
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English - Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009
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Explains the origins of writing and how it evolved, focusing on specific examples from the Roman alphabet and Chinese characters. Without writing, there could be no accumulation of knowledge, and there is an enormous variety of writing and scripts in use today.
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- Full title: Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction
- Author: Andrew Robinson
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Number of pages: 176
- EAN: 9780199567782
- ISBN: 0199567786
- ID: 04036230
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Weight: 156 g
- Dimensions: 161 × 115 × 9 mm
- Date of publishing: 27. August 2009
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