Visible Language: Inventions of Writing in the Ancient Middle East and Beyond

Current perspectives on the origins and development of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt, providing an overview of each writing system and its uses. This richly illustrated volume, issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute, provides a perspective on, and appreciation of, an invention that changed the course of history.

• | By (Author): Christopher Woods (Edited by)
• | Publisher: Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
• | Publication Date: Oct 15, 2010
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1885923767
• | ISBN-13: 9781885923769