David diringer (255 resultados)

Condición: Fair. A remarkable work. . . . For sheer weight of information there is no equal to it.--The Spectator. It is probable that the earliest books were written on wood or leaves as early as the fourth millennium B.C. These fragile materials, unfortunately, have not come down to us. In their absence, the earliest surviving books are the clay tablets of Mesopotamia, the oldest attributed to c. 3500 B.C. On these ancient clay shards, dense rows of cuneiform script record the seminal writings of mankind: the Gilgamesh epic, Sumerian literary catalogues, Babylonian astrology, Assyrian accounts of the Creation and the Flood, and the Lipit-Ishtar Law-Code (c. 2000 B.C.), predating Hammurabi and the oldest law code in human history.Probably as ancient as the Mesopotamian writings, or nearly so, are Egyptian hieroglyphics. In a sense, it is the papyrus scrolls of the Egyptians--preserved by that country's hot, dry climate--that represent the true ancestors of the modern book. As the centuries passed, papyrus slowly gave way to parchment (the prepared skins of animals) as writing material. Indeed, the handwritten parchment or vellum codex is the book par excellence of the Middle Ages. Western European book production is only part of the story, and the author is at pains to illuminate the bibliographic contributions of numerous peoples and cultures: Greek and Roman book production, books made in central and southern Asia, the books of Africa, pre-Columbian America, and the Far East--material that is often not mentioned in Western histories of the book.Based on years of painstaking research and incorporating a wealth of new material and conclusions, the text is enhanced throughout by abundant illustrations--nearly 200 photographic facsimiles of priceless manuscripts in museums and libraries around the world.Dover (1982) unabridged republication of The Hand Produced Book, 1953.…

Paperback. Condición: Fair. First Edition. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condición: Fair. A remarkable work. . . . For sheer weight of information there is no equal to it.--The Spectator. It is probable that the earliest books were written on wood or leaves as early as the fourth millennium B.C. These fragile materials, unfortunately, have not come down to us. In their absence, the earliest surviving books are the clay tablets of Mesopotamia, the oldest attributed to c. 3500 B.C. On these ancient clay shards, dense rows of cuneiform script record the seminal writings of mankind: the Gilgamesh epic, Sumerian literary catalogues, Babylonian astrology, Assyrian accounts of the Creation and the Flood, and the Lipit-Ishtar Law-Code (c. 2000 B.C.), predating Hammurabi and the oldest law code in human history.Probably as ancient as the Mesopotamian writings, or nearly so, are Egyptian hieroglyphics. In a sense, it is the papyrus scrolls of the Egyptians--preserved by that country's hot, dry climate--that represent the true ancestors of the modern book. As the centuries passed, papyrus slowly gave way to parchment (the prepared skins of animals) as writing material. Indeed, the handwritten parchment or vellum codex is the book par excellence of the Middle Ages. Western European book production is only part of the story, and the author is at pains to illuminate the bibliographic contributions of numerous peoples and cultures: Greek and Roman book production, books made in central and southern Asia, the books of Africa, pre-Columbian America, and the Far East--material that is often not mentioned in Western histories of the book.Based on years of painstaking research and incorporating a wealth of new material and conclusions, the text is enhanced throughout by abundant illustrations--nearly 200 photographic facsimiles of priceless manuscripts in museums and libraries around the world.Dover (1982) unabridged republication of The Hand Produced Book, 1953.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condición: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Condición: New. pp. xv + 146.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 261 pages, with index, 78 photographs on b&w plates, 49 line drwings, 3 maps. Volume 25 in Ancient Peoples and Places series, general ed. Glyn Daniel. 8vo, brick-colored cloth with rubbed gilt lettering and decoration, worn especially at corners, both hinges cracked making the binding loose but all pages firmly attached, edges and page margins age-toned, faint foxing and tiny soil spots to top edge and fore-edge. Bookplate of former owner Ann E. Berthoff on ffep along with a stray pen mark. Text pages unmarked.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. Unmarked copy, red cloth silver lettering. Excellent condition. In good jacket with taped repair to spine ends, fading to jacket spine, shelf rubbing, and a few tears around edges. 195 pgs.

Softcover. Condición: VERY GOOD. Previous owner's name in calligraphic hand on first page. 21 cm. 603 pages. Additional info or photos on request. Ships in sturdy cardboard packaging, with tracking and insurance.

Hardcover. DJ shows user wear with scuffing / bumping along edges and corners; minor chipping on DJ spine edges; previous owner's name inked and penciled on front free endpaper; discoloration to endpapers; DJ in mylar protector. ; This is volume twenty-five in the series Ancient Peoples and Places. ; 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 "; 261 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. …

Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owner's stamp on ffep and upper edge of text. Wear on all edges of text. Dust jacket worn on corners and ends of spine. Else good 261 pp.

hardcover. Condición: Good. This hardcover with dust jacket is an older edition. The dust jacket is clean with light fade on the spine. The spine is tight. Dust jacket clean with moderate wear to edges. Covers clean. Previous owner name written on inside fly page. Pages appear clean and unmarked. We ship FAST.…

Hardcover. Condición: New. 161pp.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:9780486242439. …

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Philosophical Library, [No date: circa 1948]. Hardcover, 607 pp.; 24 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs, figures, and script tables throughout. Probable reprint of the First Edition (not the Second and Revised Edition). In Good condition, no dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gold lettering to spine. Mild shelf wear to board edges with some bumping to corners; light wear at spine head; gold spine lettering remains bright and legible. Spine mildly cocked but binding is still sound. Front pastedown heavily toned with a striated offset pattern; facing free endpaper lightly toned. Text pages lightly toned. Otherwise unmarked. Contents include: Foreword by Sir Ellis Minns; Preface; Introduction; First Part: Non-Alphabetic Systems of Writing: Cuneiform Writing; Hieroglyphic Writing; Cretan Scripts; Indus Valley Civilization and its Undeciphered Script; Hittites and their Scripts; Chinese Language and Writing; Ancient Central America and Mexico, and their Scripts; Mysterious Script of Easter Island; Other Ideographic Scripts; Syllabic Systems of Writing; Quasi-Alphabetic Scripts; Second Part: Alphabetic Scripts: Origin of Alphabet; South Semitic Alphabets; Canaanite Branch; Aramaic Branch; Non-Semitic Offshoots of Aramaic Branch; Indian Branch; Further-Indian Branch; The Greek Alphabet and its Offshoots; Etruscan and Italic Alphabets; The Latin Alphabet; Conclusion; General Bibliography; Index. Diringer's comprehensive history of the development of writing, tracing both non-alphabetic systems (cuneiform, hieroglyphic, Cretan, Indus Valley, Hittite, Chinese, Maya, Easter Island, syllabic, and quasi-alphabetic scripts) and alphabetic scripts from their Semitic origins through the Greek, Etruscan, and Latin alphabets. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs, figures, and script tables. David Diringer (1900-1975), a British linguist and paleographer born in Tlumach, Galicia, was a leading scholar of ancient scripts.…

cloth. tall 8vo. cloth. 607 pages. First U.S. edition. Lacking the dust jacket, covers rubbed, spine faded, lightly worn at spine ends, else a good copy. With foreword by Sir Ellis Minns. An essential reference book. Well illustrated.

stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 603, (15) pages. A reprint of the 1953 edition. A near fine copy. Diringer examines the book from its origins as clay tablets in 3500 B.C. to the introduction of printing. With 200 illustrations.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.