Hieroglyphs: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Wilson, Penelope

ISBN 10: 0192805029 / ISBN 13: 9780192805027

Editore: Oxford University Press, 2005

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Riassunto:

Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years; used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods.

In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today.

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Informazioni sull'autore: Penelope Wilson obtained her undergraduate degree and PhD at the University of Liverpool, and worked as Assistant Keeper in the Department of Antiquities in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, for seven years. She is presently Lecturer in Egyptology at the University of Durham, and Field Director for the Egyptian Exploration Society Mission to Sais in Egypt.

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Titolo: Hieroglyphs: A Very Short Introduction (Very...
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good