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Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts (New Horizons)

Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts (New Horizons)

by Georges Jean (Author), Georges Jean (Author), Jenny Oates (Author)

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    Paperback 1992

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Synopsis

The history of the written word, from the cuneiform characters invented in 4000 BC, through the evolution of the alphabet around 2000 BC, to modern typographical techniques. A title from the NEW HORIZONS series of pocket-sized information books, with foldouts and double-page spreads.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 18 May 1992
ISBN 10: 050030016X
ISBN 13: 9780500300169
Book Overview: In this colourful pocket-sized book, the evolution of alphabets, scripts and ciphers is told in over 200 illustrations, woven into a fascinating text

Author Bio
Georges Jean (1920 - 2011) was a French poet and essayist specializing in the field of linguistics, poetry and the philosophy of semiology.