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Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts

Categorie	Taalkunde & Woordenboeken
Boeknummer	#433891-XZ28
Titel	Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts
Auteur	Robinson, Andrew
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	London : Thames & Hudson
Jaar van uitgave	2009
ISBN10	0500514534
ISBN13	9780500514535
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, numerous illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Beginning with the stories of three great decipherments Egyptian hieroglyphs, Minoan Linear B and Mayan glyphs Lost Languages moves on to dissect the most well-known and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. They include the Etruscan alphabet of Italy, the Indus Valley seal script, Rongorongo from remote Easter Island, the Zapotec script of Mexico (probably the first writing system in the Americas), and the unique Phaistos disc of Crete. Lost Languages reports from the front lines of scholarship where obsessions, genius, occasional delusion and sometimes bitter rivalry are de rigueur among those currently competing for the rare honour of cracking these ancient codes and giving voice to forgotten worlds.
Pagina's	352
Conditie	Goed — Top left corner back cover damaged.
Prijs	€ 20,00

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