by Albertine Gaur · British Library Publishing Division · tapa dura · ISBN 9780712302708
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«A History of Writing» is the reference work by Albertine Gaur, published by British Library Publishing Division in hardback (236 pages, in English).
Albertine Gaur traces the origin and evolution of writing from the scripts of ancient Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean to the systems of the Far East and pre-Columbian America. The work also explains how scholars decipher ancient languages and analyses social attitudes towards literacy and the act of writing.
Second revised edition of 1992; includes index, bibliography (pages 211-214), illustrations (some in colour) and facsimiles.
The book is aimed at readers interested in the history of writing, linguistics and sign systems.
