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The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process Stephen Houston
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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
| Media | Bøker Pocketbok (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg) |
| Utgitt | 24. mars 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521728263 |
| Utgivere | Cambridge University Press |
| Sjanger | Chronological Period > Ancient (To 499 A.d.) |
| Antall sider | 436 |
| Mål | 181 × 252 × 23 mm · 822 g |
| Språk | Engelsk |
| Redaktør | Houston, Stephen D. (Brown University, Rhode Island) |