Screen LibraryHieroglyphs : a very short introduction /
... Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphs with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography and the continuing decipherment of the script into modern times. She covers topics like the origins of writing in Egypt, hieroglyphic script and the Egyptian lang...
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| Published: |
Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: |
2004. ©2003 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Very short introductions ;
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| Summary: |
... Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphs with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography and the continuing decipherment of the script into modern times. She covers topics like the origins of writing in Egypt, hieroglyphic script and the Egyptian language, hieroglyphs and art, Scribes and everyday writing, and the decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs in the modern world. She also examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.-publisher description. |
| Item Description: |
"First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003"--Title page verso. "First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004"--Title page verso. |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 130 pages : illustrations, forms ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780192805027 (paperback) : 0192805029 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | PJ1097 |
| CLC: | H673 |
| Call Number: | H673/W752 |
| Contents: | The origins of writing in Egypt -- Hieroglyphic script and Egyptian language -- Hieroglyphs and art -- 'I know you, I know your names' -- Scribes and everyday writing -- The decipherment of Egyptian -- Hieroglyphs in the modern world. |