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UNINA9910458867903321 |
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Autore |
Wilson Penelope |
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Titolo |
Hieroglyphs [[electronic resource] ] : a very short introduction / / Penelope Wilson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-76277-2 |
0-19-151707-0 |
1-4356-0549-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (130 p.) : ill |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Egyptian language - Writing, Hieroglyphic |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published as an Oxford University Press Hardback 2003" -- t.p. verso. |
"First published as a Very Short Introduction 2004" -- t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of hieroglyphic script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as crptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. |
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