Fascinating Hieroglyphics - Brossura

Jacq, Christian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0806986999 ISBN 13: 9780806986999

Casa editrice: No Imprint, 1999

Riassunto

For centuries not a person alive could decipher the famed ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Then a few experts began to understand how a single figure could be a picture, a symbol, and a sound all at once. You can join the ranks of those who can read hieroglyphs, and even create sentences of your own, with this ingeniously simple guide. It's the most complete introduction available, yet it's amazingly easy to understand. With best-selling author Christian Jacq as your guide, uncover the mystery that baffled the greatest minds of the ages--how the Egyptians first invented hieroglyphics, why it became a forgotten language, and how linguists and other detectives stumbled onto a remarkable code-breaking carving. Best of all you'll learn to read secret messages and inscriptions taken from royal tombs that reveal the profound ideas of these highly evolved cultures. If you can follow a book or tape on a foreign language, you can master the principles of reading hieroglyphics--and reward yourself with valuable insights into a totally different way to communicate with other human beings. 224 pages, 39 b/w illus., 6 x 9. NEW IN PAPERBACK

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Book by Jacq Christian

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: No Imprint
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0806986999
• ISBN 13: 9780806986999
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 224