The Story of Writing
Alphabets, Hieroglyphs & Pictograms
by Andrew Robinson
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and History.
Andrew Robinson explains the interconnection between sound, symbol, and script in a succinct and absorbing text. He discusses each of the major writing systems in turn, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan, as well as topics such as the Cherokee “alphabet” and the writing of runes. Full c...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and History.
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