Story of Writing, The by Carol Donoughue

Story of Writing, The by Carol Donoughue

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Describes not just how different scripts were written, but why ancient people needed to develop writing, and who were the writers and readers in each culture. This title explores: the story of writing how, where and why it was invented, the different scripts and methods of writing, and the invention of the Western alphabet.

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Story of Writing, The by Carol Donoughue

Describes not just how different scripts were written, but why ancient people needed to develop writing, and who were the writers and readers in each culture. This title explores: the story of writing how, where and why it was invented, the different scripts and methods of writing, and the invention of the Western alphabet.
Carol Donoughue is the author of The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs: Egyptian hieroglyphs and how they were deciphered (BMP 1999). She is an ex-head teacher, inspector of schools, and producer of schools television programmes.
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ISBN 13 9780714130231
ISBN 10 0714130230
Title Story of Writing, The
Author Carol Donoughue
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher British Museum Press
Year published 2007-08-13
Number of pages 48
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