Where did the letter A come from? What does the word alphabet actually mean? Why is the letter O round? Why does the word mama begin with the letter M ? From ancient pictograms created in the Sinai Desert some 3,500 years ago to the characters of our Western alphabet, Mysteries of the Alphabet explains the origin and evolution of writing. Each of the twenty-six letters is examined in turn; we learn, for example, that the letter A was originally drawn as a bull's head; over the centuries the bull was turned on its head, the ...
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Where did the letter A come from? What does the word alphabet actually mean? Why is the letter O round? Why does the word mama begin with the letter M ? From ancient pictograms created in the Sinai Desert some 3,500 years ago to the characters of our Western alphabet, Mysteries of the Alphabet explains the origin and evolution of writing. Each of the twenty-six letters is examined in turn; we learn, for example, that the letter A was originally drawn as a bull's head; over the centuries the bull was turned on its head, the horns becoming the legs of the A. And the letter O dates back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, where it was represented by an eye, therefore round. The book is enriched with a wealth of visual material, including charts, tables, photographs, and illustrations of Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, and Sumerian artifacts and inscriptions. Mysteries of the Alphabet is a treasure trove of fascinating historical facts and insights into one of man's greatest achievements.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 381. 381 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. First Edition / First Printing. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Fine in fine jacket. Translated by Josephine Bacon. Illustrated. 381 pages, thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0789205238. Illustrated. Translated from the French by Josephine Bacon. First printing thus. Fine in a near fine (age toning along the spine) dust jacket.
