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Shape of Script - (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar) by Stephen D Houston (Paperback)
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Highlights
- This book builds on earlier projects about the origins and extinctions of script traditions throughout the world in an effort to address the fundamental questions of how and why writing systems change.
- Author(s): Stephen D Houston
- 346 Pages
- Language + Art + Disciplines, Alphabets & Writing Systems
- Series Name: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar
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About the Book
This book builds on earlier projects about the origins and extinctions of script traditions throughout the world in an effort to address the fundamental questions of how and why writing systems change. The contributors--who study ancient scripts from Arabic to Roman, from Bronze Age China to Middle Kingdom Egypt--utilize an approach that views writing less as a technology than as a mode of communication, one that is socially learned and culturally transmitted.Book Synopsis
This book builds on earlier projects about the origins and extinctions of script traditions throughout the world in an effort to address the fundamental questions of how and why writing systems change. The contributors--who study ancient scripts from Arabic to Roman, from Bronze Age China to Middle Kingdom Egypt--utilize an approach that views writing less as a technology than as a mode of communication, one that is socially learned and culturally transmitted.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.1 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar
Sub-Genre: Alphabets & Writing Systems
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Number of Pages: 346
Publisher: School for Advanced Research Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Stephen D Houston
Language: English
Street Date: April 4, 2012
TCIN: 93677990
UPC: 9781934691427
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-8602
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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