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Paperback. This volume contains the papers presented during 'Off the Beaten Track - Epigraphy at the Borders' (24-25 September 2015, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy), the sixth in a series of international events planned by the EAGLE, Europeana network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy international consortium. Editor(s): Felle, Antonio E.; Rocco, Anita. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. BIC Classification: CFL; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archaeopress United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784913229
- ISBN
- 9781784913229
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Condition: New
€ 76.22
€ 76.22
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bulow-Jacobsen, Adam. Num Pages: 603 pages, with 37 plates. BIC Classification: CFL; DSBB; HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 305 x 222 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 631
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892641
- ISBN
- 9788772892641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.33€ 71.99
€ 88.33
€ 71.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 122 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 183 x 9. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing United States
- Edition
- 3rd prt.
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804816540
- ISBN
- 9780804816540
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.34
€ 17.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. A detailed and highly illustrated survey of medieval book hands, essential for graduate students and scholars of the period. Series Editor(s): Ganz, David L.; Webber, Tessa. Series: Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology. Num Pages: 326 pages, 160 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFL; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 566. From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century. Series: Cambridge Studies in Palaeography and Codicology. 324 pages, 160 b/w illus. A detailed and highly illustrated survey of medieval book hands, essential for graduate students and scholars of the period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: CFL; DQ. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 12. Weight: 710. Series Editor(s) :Ganz, David L.; Webber, Tessa.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521686907
- ISBN
- 9780521686907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.88
€ 41.99
€ 41.88
Paperback. In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405154079
- ISBN
- 9781405154079
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.87
€ 42.99
€ 42.87
Hardback. In a world of rapid technological advancements, it can be easy to forget that writing is the original Information Technology, created to transcend the limitations of human memory and to defy time and space. The Writing Revolution picks apart the development of this communication tool to show how it has conquered the world. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: CFLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405154062
- ISBN
- 9781405154062
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Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Paperback. Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did writing evolve? This book discusses the history of decipherment and major writing systems, from cuneiform and Egyptian and Mayan hieroglyphs to alphabets and the scripts of China and Japan. Num Pages: 232 pages, many col and b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500286609
- ISBN
- 9780500286609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.05
€ 21.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119762
- ISBN
- 9780714119762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.47
€ 11.99
€ 10.47
Hardback. Konya in Anatolia (ancient Iconium) was an important Anatolian centre and Roman colony. Abundant inscriptions are an important source of information on the area. This volume provides texts and commentaries for the 231 Greek and ten Latin inscriptions housed in the city's archaeological museum. Series: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara Monograph. Num Pages: 192 pages, 189 b/w illus and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; CFL; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898249146
- ISBN
- 9781898249146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.08
€ 76.08
Paperback. A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the history of Latin script, containing a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance, which outlines the history of book illumination. It is designed as a textbook and contains a full bibliography. Translator(s): Croinin, Daibhm O.; Ganz, David. Num Pages: 302 pages, 23 plates, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 528. Antiquity and the Middle Ages. 303 pages, 23 plates, bibliography. A comprehensive and up-to-date account of the history of Latin script, containing a detailed account of the role of the book in cultural history from antiquity to the Renaissance, which outlines the history of book illumination. It is designed as a textbook and contains a full bibliography. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFL. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight: 568. Translator(s): Croinin, Daibhm O.; Ganz, D.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 303
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521367264
- ISBN
- 9780521367264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311707
- ISBN
- 9784805311707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.60
€ 32.99
€ 21.60
Paperback. This book provides an outline history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxon' adoption of the Roman alphabet to the present day. Series: M.Follick S. Num Pages: 148 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719006395
- ISBN
- 9780719006395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.32
€ 25.32
Paperback. Athanasius Kircher, S J was one of Europe's most inventive and versatile scholars in the baroque era. This book presents an interpretation of Kircher's hieroglyphic studies, placing them in the context of seventeenth-century scholarship on paganism and Oriental languages. Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273273
- ISBN
- 9780226273273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.65
€ 33.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. Situating Athanasius Kircher in the social world of baroque Rome, with its scholars, artists, patrons, and censors, teh author shows how Kircher's study of ancient paganism depended on the circulation of texts, artifacts, and people between Christian and Islamic civilizations. Num Pages: 316 pages, 45 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 175 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924144
- ISBN
- 9780226924144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.95
€ 92.06
€ 75.95
Hardback. Drawing on varied archaeological and archival sources, David B. Lurie highlights the diverse modes and uses of writing that coexisted in Japan between the first and eighth centuries. This book illuminates not only the textual practices of early Japanese civilization but also the comparative history of writing and literacy in the ancient world. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 524 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; CFC; CFLA; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060654
- ISBN
- 9780674060654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.48€ 52.08
€ 57.48
€ 52.08
Hardcover. Series: Ancient Languages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; CBX; CFLA; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122885
- ISBN
- 9780714122885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.45
€ 13.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Shows how hundreds of thousands of clay tablets testify to the history of an ancient society that communicated broadly through letters to gods, insightful commentary, and sales receipts. This book includes many passages, offered in translation, that allow readers an illuminating glimpse into the lives of Babylonians. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 46 halftones, 7 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; CFLA; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049680
- ISBN
- 9780674049680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.51
€ 53.99
€ 44.51
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 Map 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFLA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632773
- ISBN
- 9780691632773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.80
€ 102.80
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 Map 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFLA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603445
- ISBN
- 9780691603445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.26
€ 42.26
Paperback. The revised 1912 edition of a respected work tracing Greek and Latin handwriting from earliest times to the fifteenth century. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 622 pages, 250 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 2ADL; 2AHA; CFL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108061810
- ISBN
- 9781108061810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.37
€ 58.37
Paperback. * The first comprehensive reference work on writing systems and the study of writing* Describes more than 400 writing systems past and present* Includes over 500 illustrations, many never previously published* An essential reference for scholars throughout the Humanities and Social Sciences. . Num Pages: 640 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFL; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214816
- ISBN
- 9780631214816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. This book is an account of the writing systems of the world from earliest times to the present. Its aim is to explore the complex ways in which writing systems relate to the language they depict. Writing, Coulmas contends, is not only the guide or garment of spoken language, but has a deep and lasting effect on the development of language itself. Series: Language Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180289
- ISBN
- 9780631180289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. Bringing together advice and information from a group of eminent scholars, this title aims to develop in the reader an informed and realistic approach to the mechanisms for accessing and handling manuscripts in what may be limited time. It is suitable for students and fledgling researchers in Anglo-Saxon history and literature. Editor(s): Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, c. 50 b&w, c. 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; ACK; CFL; DSBB; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898416
- ISBN
- 9780859898416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.52
€ 40.99
€ 40.52
Hardcover. Bringing together advice and information from a group of eminent scholars, this title aims to develop in the reader an informed and realistic approach to the mechanisms for accessing and handling manuscripts in what may be limited time. It is suitable for students and fledgling researchers in Anglo-Saxon history and literature. Editor(s): Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, c. 50 b&w, c. 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABA; ACK; CFL; DSBB; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780859898409
- ISBN
- 9780859898409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.53
€ 135.53