The story of writing
Robinson, Andrew, 1957-2007
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In this book the author explains the interconnection between sound, symbol and script for each of the major writing systems in turn, & follows the trail of discovery and decipherment from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the scripts of China and Japan today.
Main title:
The story of writing / Andrew Robinson.
Author:
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
London : Thames & Hudson, 2007.
Collation:
232 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1995.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-227) and index.
ISBN:
9780500286609 (pbk)
Dewey class:
302.2244
Language:
English
BRN:
226840