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Early Greek Alphabets
Origin, Diffusion, Uses
Av Philippa M. Steele, Robert Parker
E-bok, 2021
1533 kr
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The birth of the Greek alphabet marked a new horizon in the history of writing, as the vowelless Phoenician alphabet was borrowed and adapted to write vowels as well as consonants. Rather than creating a single unchanging new tradition, however, its earliest attestations show a very great degree of …
Early Greek Alphabets
Origin, Diffusion, Uses
Av Philippa M. Steele, Robert Parker
E-bok, 2021
1533 kr
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The birth of the Greek alphabet marked a new horizon in the history of writing, as the vowelless Phoenician alphabet was borrowed and adapted to write vowels as well as consonants. Rather than creating a single unchanging new tradition, however, its earliest attestations show a very great degree of …
The Early Greek Alphabets
Origin, Diffusion, Uses
Av Robert Parker, Robert Parker m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1853 kr
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The birth of the Greek alphabet marked a new horizon in the history of writing, as the vowelless Phoenician alphabet was borrowed and adapted to write vowels as well as consonants. Rather than creating a single unchanging new tradition, however, its earliest attestations show a very great degree of …
Syllabic Writing on Cyprus and its Context
Inbunden, 2013
1641 kr
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This volume offers a new and interdisciplinary treatment of syllabic writing in ancient Cyprus. A team of distinguished scholars tackles epigraphic, palaeographic, linguistic, archaeological, historical and terminological problems relating to the island's writing systems in the Late Bronze Age and …
Writing and Society in Ancient Cyprus
Inbunden, 2018
1420 kr
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From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the first to explore the development and …
A Linguistic History of Ancient Cyprus
The Non-Greek Languages, and their Relations with Greek, c.1600-300 BC
Häftad, 2017
714 kr
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This pioneering volume approaches the languages and scripts of ancient Cyprus from an interdisciplinary point of view, with a primarily linguistic and epigraphic approach supplemented by a consideration of their historical and cultural context. The focus is on furthering our knowledge of the …
Syllabic Writing on Cyprus and its Context
Häftad, 2017
574 kr
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This volume offers a new and interdisciplinary treatment of syllabic writing in ancient Cyprus. A team of distinguished scholars tackles epigraphic, palaeographic, linguistic, archaeological, historical and terminological problems relating to the island's writing systems in the Late Bronze Age and …
Writing and Society in Ancient Cyprus
Häftad, 2022
459 kr
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From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the first to explore the development and …
Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices
Av Philip J Boyes, Philippa M Steele m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
792 kr
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Writing is not just a set of systems for transcribing language and communicating meaning, but an important element of human practice, deeply embedded in the cultures where it is present and fundamentally interconnected with all other aspects of human life. The Social and Cultural Contexts of …
Writing Around the Ancient Mediterranean
Practices and Adaptations
Av Philippa M Steele, Philip J Boyes
Inbunden, 2022
721 kr
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Writing in the ancient Mediterranean existed against a backdrop of very high levels of interaction and contact. In the societies around its shores, writing was a dynamic practice that could serve many purposes – from a tool used by elites to control resources and establish their power bases to a …
