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Chargement... Alphabetical Order (édition 1998)par Tiphaine Samoyault
Information sur l'oeuvreLe monde des alphabets par Tiphaine Samoyault
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Information book about the history of writing and the alphabet, starting from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the Phoenician alphabet, through Greek, Etruscan, Latin, etc. Also covers the Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, and Cyrillic alphabets. Touches on calligraphy and typography. Then depicts other alphabets, e.g., naval flags, semaphores, Morse Code, sign language, Braille, etc. Includes glossary. Upper primary. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
If you can read this sentence, then you are using one of the most important innovations in human history'the alphabet. Who invented the alphabet? How many different alphabets are there? Why do people need to write? All of these questions are discussed in Alphabetical Order: How the Alphabet Began. With full-color charts and illustrations showing exactly how signs and symbols evolved into letters and words, Alphabetical Order is a chance to see and understand the story behind the different alphabets people use every day.Tiphaine Samoyault is a professor of literature near Paris, where she makes her home. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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