Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing
by Marc-Alain Ouaknin
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Traces the origins of the alphabet beginning with the first pictograms of 5,000 years ago, describing the changes the alphabet has gone through in different countries and cultures.Tags
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- Canonical title*
- Les mystères de l'alphabet. L'origine de l'écriture
- Original title
- Les mystères de l'alphabet. L'origine de l'écriture
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- 1997-05-10 (1e édition originale, Editions Assouline) (1e édition originale, Editions Assouline)
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- Français
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