The birth of writing / [electronic resource]
by Robert Claiborne and the editors of Time-Life Books.
- New York : Time-Life Books, [1974]
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- The Emergence of man .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 157.
Miracle of writing -- Decoding the ancient scripts -- Inventing a versatile tool -- Scribal arts and skills -- Gift of the alphabet -- Legacies of literature.
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Writing--History. Writing materials and instruments--History.