The Story of Writing by Andrew Robinson
Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? This book discusses the history of decipherment and major writing systems, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan.
'The most accessible and informative book available on the major writing systems of the world' - History Today
'Excellent … Robinson covers so much ground in such short order that you feel he must have got something wrong or left out something importantHe hasn’t' - Bookdealer
'Delightful to read … difficult to put down once started' - Communication Arts
'Excellent … Robinson covers so much ground in such short order that you feel he must have got something wrong or left out something importantHe hasn’t' - Bookdealer
'Delightful to read … difficult to put down once started' - Communication Arts
Andrew Robinson is the author of twenty-five books in the arts and sciences, nine of them on aspects of Indian history and culture. They include two definitive biographies: Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye, described by V. S. Naipaul as ‘an extraordinarily good, detailed and selfless book’, and the coauthored Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-Minded Man. He holds degrees from Oxford University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, has been a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and is currently a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500286609 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500286604 |
| Title | The Story of Writing |
| Author | Andrew Robinson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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