9780521838610 - the first writing hardback: script invention as history and process de houston (18 resultados)

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Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Excellent scholarship; twelve essays. pp.xvii.417. Figs. DW in original archival sleeve; a little creasing at top of spine; see photo.

Condición: New. In this book, leading scholars in the field discuss and analyse the origins of ancient writing. Editor(s): Houston, Stephen D. Num Pages: 436 pages, 25 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; CF; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1019. . 2004. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . …

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Condición: New. In this book, leading scholars in the field discuss and analyse the origins of ancient writing. Editor(s): Houston, Stephen D. Num Pages: 436 pages, 25 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; CF; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1019. . 2004. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ancient writing gives us our first glimpse of history, people and institutions, and yet its origins remain mysterious. This book offers a treatment and examination of the origins of ancient writing. It studies often neglected writing systems, such as those of Mesoamerica. The leading scholars in the field collectively discuss new topics and highlight new subtlties about how these scripts came into existence and development during the first centuries of use. Egypt, Mesopotamia, Elamite, Mesoamerica and the Maya, Shang, and Runic are all represented.…

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Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. Over 5,000 years ago the first writing began to appear in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Later still, ancient scripts flourished in China and Mesoamerica, with secondary developments in places such as Scandinavia. Drawing on top scholars, The First Writing offers the most up-to-date information on these systems of recording language and meaning. Unlike other treatments, this volume focuses on the origins of writing less as a mechanistic process than as a set of communicative practices rooted in history, culture, and semiotic logic. An important conclusion is that episodes of script development are more complex than previously thought, with some changes taking place over generations, and others, such as the creation of syllabaries and alphabets, occurring with great speed. Linguists will find much of interest in matters of phonic and semiotic representation; archaeologists and art historians will discover a rich source on administration, display and social evolution within early political systems. 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. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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