The Decipherment of Linear B - Brossura

Chadwick, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1107691761 ISBN 13: 9781107691766

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Mycenaean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

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Review of previous edition: '... not only an account of a startling piece of philological and archaeological research, but a simple, moving human story.' The Spectator

Descrizione del libro:

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107691761
• ISBN 13: 9781107691766
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 176