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Author:

Robinson, Andrew, 1957-

Title:

Lost languages : the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts / Andrew Robinson.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Writing--History.
Extinct languages.
Écriture--Histoire.
Langues mortes.
Schrift.
Ontcijfering.

Notes:

"A Peter N. Nevraumont book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.

Contents:

Urge to decipher. Conclusion -- Voices of the Pharaohs: Egyptian hieroglyphs (Egypt) -- Labyrinth of Minos: linear B (Greece) -- Bishop de Landa's inquisition: Mayan glyphs (Central America) -- pt. II. Undeciphered scripts -- Voices of the Black Pharaohs: the Meroitic script (Sudan) -- Greek but not Greek: the Etruscan alphabet (Italy) -- Mediterranean mystery: linear A (the Aegean) -- Secrets of the ancient ledgers: the proto-elamite script (Iran) -- Birdmen of Rapanui: Rongorongo (Easter Island) -- New world begins to write: the Zapotec and Isthmian scripts (Mexico) -- At the sign of the unicorn: the Indus script (Pakistan/India) -- Sir Arthur's 'Chaunt of victory': the Phaistos disc (Crete) -- Conclusion -- Urge to decipher.

ISBN:

9780071357432 (hc.)
0071357432 (hc.)

LCCN:

2001051412

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GVPC501 -- Monroe Public Library (Monroe)

BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)