Story of Writing

Name: Story of Writing
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ISBN: 9781554073061

ISBN-10: 1554073065

ISBN-13: 9781554073061

Edition: 2007

Authors: Carol Donoughue

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The fascinating story of the written word -- from how it all began to the age of the Internet. The Story of Writing is the compelling story of how writing was invented, how it developed over the centuries, how it has changed people's lives overtime -- and what it means to us now. The book features sections on: Why people write How writing began in different parts of the world How climate and available materials affected the forms of writing Who wrote, and why -- with quotations from ancient sources The spread of literacy The invention of the printing press and its effect on communication The emergence of the Internet, e-mail and text messaging. Valuable sidebars -- "Find Out…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date: 9/14/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Why writing?


The Sumerians and cuneiform


The Egyptians and hieroglyphs


The first alphabet


The Romans and writing


Monks and manuscripts


The invention of printing


Beautiful writing


Chinese characters


What next?


A world of writing


Glossary


Map


Index


Further Reading