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Palaeography (history of writing)

Paperback. Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: AKD; CBX; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718193881
ISBN
9780718193881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.93

Hardcover. Facsimile edition with English translation. Num Pages: 64 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772881799
ISBN
9788772881799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.76

Paperback. It explores how the texts from classical Greece and Rome have survived and gives an account of the reasons why it was thought worthwhile to preserve them for future generations. In this 4th edition adjustments have been made to the text and the notes have been revised in order to take account of advances in scholarship over the last twenty years. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp black and white plates, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QDAG; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199686339
ISBN
9780199686339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691265
ISBN
9780816691265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; CFLA; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781251331
ISBN
9781781251331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.10

Paperback. Presents the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the great decipherment of an ancient Maya script revised with the advanced developments. This title features 113 illustrations that provide details about the people and texts that have enabled us to read the Maya script. Num Pages: 304 pages, 113 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2JNM; CFL; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500289556
ISBN
9780500289556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Harmony of the Spirits: Translation and the Language of Community in Early Pennsylvania Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; CFF; CFLA; HBTQ; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469633466
ISBN
9781469633466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.88

Hardcover. Presents the textual source of several of the extant manuscripts in the "Chronicle" tradition (including MSS B, C, D and E), and shows the contribution of Abingdon Abbey to its development. Editor(s): Conner, Patrick W. Series: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; CFL; DNF; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Edition
A collaborative ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859914666
ISBN
9780859914666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.24

Paperback. Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years. This work explores the cultural significance of the script and looks at areas such as cryptography and the decipherment into modern times. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192805027
ISBN
9780192805027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. First full-scale examination of the phenomenon of the English Vernacular minuscule, analysing the full corpus and giving an account of its history and development. Series: Publications of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 309 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABA; 2ABC; CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843696
ISBN
9781843843696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.08

Paperback. Examines the relationships between the writing systems of the ancient Aegean and Cyprus in the second and first millennia BC, principally Cretan 'Hieroglyphic', Linear A, Linear B, Cypro-Minoan and the Cypriot Syllabary, demonstrating the great advances made by inter-disciplinary studies. Editor(s): Steele, Philippa. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; CFLA; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785706448
ISBN
9781785706448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.13

Paperback. A step-by-step workbook for learning to write standard style or regular script (kaishu). It is suitable for enthusiasts and students. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations, bibliog , further reading. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFL; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 211 x 3. Weight in Grams: 182. Standard Script for Beginners. 32 pages, illustrations, bibliog , further reading. A step-by-step workbook for learning to write standard style or regular script (kaishu). It is suitable for enthusiasts and students. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2GDC; CFL; WFU. Dimension: 250 x 211 x 3. Weight: 182.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124254
ISBN
9780714124254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. Collected Essays on Anglo-Saxon and Viking Runes. 364 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Suitable for both runologist and Anglo-Saxonist alike, this title presents discussion of the forms of the runic alphabet and interpretations of individual inscriptions, with consideration of matters on which runes throw light - magic, paganism and literacy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DN; CFF; CFL. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight: 540.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
364
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st paperback reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851155999
ISBN
9780851155999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Provides introduction to the use of runes as a practical script for a variety of purposes in Anglo-Saxon England. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; 3F; 3H; CFL; CFP; DS; HDD; WFU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. Provides introduction to the use of runes as a practical script for a variety of purposes in Anglo-Saxon England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ABA; 3F; 3H; CFL; CFP; DS; HDD; WFU. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight: 396.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851159461
ISBN
9780851159461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.06

Paperback. This book is the first to address medieval book history for graduate students of medieval English literature. Ralph Hanna presents a history of the English medieval book through a series of examples centred on carefully chosen texts and their physical and cultural surrounds. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL; DSBB; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381281
ISBN
9781781381281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.81

Paperback. Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible, literature, and esoteric and conventional sources, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the twenty-six letters of the Roman alphabet. It also shows the history and development of each letter, and how its history, and meanings were reflected in myth, literature, science and religion. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC london
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747552994
ISBN
9780747552994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CFLA; CJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Book and Kit
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804846257
ISBN
9780804846257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Pinault, Georges-Jean. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2A; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763536493
ISBN
9788763536493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.77
€ 44.58

Hardback. A history of the formation of Arabic letters from the earliest styles to modern computer fonts. It is illustrated with examples of Arabic handwriting, calligraphy, and typography that presents the development of Arabic writing styles, from the beginning with reed pens to twenty-first century computerized typesetting. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774162923
ISBN
9789774162923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.69

Paperback. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this title offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. It focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861891679
ISBN
9781861891679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.39

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