Lost languages : the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts

Andrew Robinson

Beginning with the stories of three great decipherments Egyptian hieroglyphs, Minoan Linear B and Mayan glyphs, "Lost Languages" moves on to dissect the most well-known and enigmatic undeciphered scripts from around the world. They include the Etruscan alphabet of Italy, the Indus Valley seal script, Rongorongo from remote Easter Island, the Zapotec script of Mexico (probably the first writing system in the Americas), and the unique Phaistos disc of Crete. "Lost Languages" reports from the front lines of scholarship where obsessions, genius, occasional delusion and sometimes bitter rivalry are de rigueur among those currently competing for the rare honour of cracking these ancient codes and giving voice to forgotten worlds.

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書名 Lost languages : the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts
著作者等 Robinson, Andrew
出版元 Thames & Hudson
刊行年月 2009
ページ数 352 p.
大きさ 24cm
ISBN 9780500288160
9780500514535
NCID BA90421928
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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