Isbn: 9780500510773 - the man who deciphered linear b: the story of michael ventris (27 resultados)

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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.

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

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

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Linear B is Europe's oldest readable writing, dating from the middle of the second millennium BC. First discovered in 1900, on clay tablets among the ruins of the Palace of Minos at Knossos, Crete, it remained a mystery for over fifty years until 1952, when Michael Ventris discovered that its signs did not represent an unknown language as previously believed, but an archaic dialect of Greek, more than 500 years older than the Greek of Homer. Dubbled 'the Everest of archaeology', the decipherment was all the more remarkable because Ventris was not a trained classical scholar but an architect by profession, who had first heard of linear B as a schoolboy. An initial fascination became a lifelong obsession for this intriguing and contradictory man, a gifted linguist but a divided soul. This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but that of the 'modest genius' who broke the code. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardback. Condición: Fine.

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

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.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Small 8vo. Priced $19.95 (CAN. $29.99) to jacket front flap. Archaeology, decryption of script on ancient tablets. 168 pp. including Index.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Dustjacket does have some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 0.92 x 8.84 x 5.76 Inches; 168 pages.

hardcover. Condición: As New. Feels unopened.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket Present. 168 pages, illustrated with b&w photos and line drawings. "Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of the Greek language. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries, the earliest known examples dating to around 1400 BC. It is adapted from the earlier Linear A, an undeciphered script potentially used for writing the Minoan language, as is the later Cypriot syllabary, which also recorded Greek. Linear B, found mainly in the palace archives at Knossos, Kydonia, Pylos, Thebes and Mycenae, disappeared with the fall of Mycenaean civilization during the Late Bronze Age collapse. The succeeding period, known as the Greek Dark Ages, provides no evidence of the use of writing. Linear B was deciphered in 1952 by English architect and self-taught linguist Michael Ventris based on the research of American classicist Alice Kober. It is the only Bronze Age Aegean script to have been deciphered, with Linear A, Cypro-Minoan, and Cretan hieroglyphic remaining unreadable.Linear B consists of around 87 syllabic signs and over 100 ideographic signs. These ideograms or "signifying" signs symbolize objects or commodities. They have no phonetic value and are never used as word signs in writing a sentence." FINE HARDCOVER Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition UK hardback, 2002 Thames & Hudson. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Illustrated.

Condición: FINE. First US printing. In 1900, archaeologist Arthur Evans discovered what he believed was the palace of King Minos, with its notorious labyrinth; the mysterious script found on clay tablets in the ruined palace was known as Linear B, and Evans became obsessed with deciphering it. But it was not until 1952 when Michael Ventris cracked the code. "This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but also that of the young man who deciphered it. Based on hundreds of unpublished letters, interviews with survivors, and other primary sources, this account takes the reader through the life of this intriguing and contradictory man." Includes over 40 illustrations. Suggestions for further reading, index. 168 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped).…

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (faint spotting on page edges - Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 168, illus with b&w photos and line drawings (no inscriptions).

Hardback. More than a century ago, in 1900, one of the great archaeological finds of all time was made in Crete. Arthur Evans discovered what he believed was the palace of King Minos, with its notorious labyrinth, home of the Minotaur. As a result, Evans became obsessed with one of the epic intellectual stories of the modern era: the search for the meaning of Linear B, the mysterious script found on clay tablets in the ruined palace. Evans died without achieving his objective, and it was left to the enigmatic Michael Ventris to crack the code in 1952. This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but also that of the young man who deciphered it. Based on hundreds of unpublished letters, interviews with survivors, and other primary sources, Andrew Robinson's riveting account takes the reader through the life of this intriguing and contradictory man. Stage by stage, we see how Ventris finally achieved the breakthrough that revealed Linear B as the earliest comprehensible European writing system. 2002. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine, unclipped d/w. This copy presents as brand new.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Fine hardback copy in fine jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 168 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Well reviewed biography of Ventris and his astounding Linear B tour-de-force. pp168, illus.

Condición: Gut. 168 p: ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Nur leichte Abnutzung, sehr gutes Exemplar / Only light wear, very good copy. - More than a century ago, in 1900, one of the great archaeological finds of all time was made in Crete. Arthur Evans discovered what he believed was the palace of King Minos, with its notorious labyrinth, home of the Minotaur. As a result, Evans became obsessed with one of the epic intellectual stories of the modern era: the search for the meaning of Linear B, the mysterious script found on clay tablets amid the ruined palace. Evans died without achieving his objective and it was left to the enigmatic Michael Ventris to crack the code in 1952. This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but also that of the young man who deciphered it. Based on hundreds of unpublished letters, interviews with survivors and other primary sources, Andrew Robinsons riveting account takes the reader through the life of this intriguing and contradictory man. Stage by stage, we see how he finally achieved the breakthrough that revealed Linear B as the earliest comprehensible European writing system, more than half a millennium older than the Greek of Homer. The man who solved what has been dubbed the Everest of Greek archaeology was a complex and private figure, an amateur in classical scholarship who trained as an architect. His tragic death in a car crash at the age of thirty-four only heightens the fascination of how his brilliant intuitions succeeded in resolving an ancient mystery where all the experts had failed. ISBN 9780500510773 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 495 Leinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dust jacket.…

hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.