Cracking codes - R. B. Parkinson
the Rosetta stone and decipherment
KORTE INHOUD
Napoleon's troops discovered a granitoid slab in the village of Rosetta in the western Delta in 1799. The Rosetta Stone was to become one of the most famous Egyptian antiquities in the world as well as an instantly recognizable icon of script and decipherment. In this exciting, beautifully illustrated work, Richard Parkinson tells the story of the Stone's discovery and the so-called battle of the decipherers that it inspired. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum celebrating the bicentenary of the Stone's discovery, and including a selective catalog of the exhibits, this book also examines the wider issues of script and writing in ancient Egypt and beyond.
The Rosetta Stone is a fragment of a stela inscribed with a priestly decree in honor of Ptolemy V. The main significance of the text lies not in its content, however, but in the fact that it is written in three scripts?hieroglyphic, demotic, and ancient Greek. Early Orientalists recognized immediately the potential of the Stone for ...
The Rosetta Stone is a fragment of a stela inscribed with a priestly decree in honor of Ptolemy V. The main significance of the text lies not in its content, however, but in the fact that it is written in three scripts?hieroglyphic, demotic, and ancient Greek. Early Orientalists recognized immediately the potential of the Stone for ...
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1999Uitgever: University of California Press208 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0520222482ISBN-13: 9780520222489Koop dit boek tweedehands
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1999, paperback, shelf/user wear, sticker residue on back, good copy [Auteur: Parkinson, R.B.] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Univ of California] [Jaar: 1999] [Titel: Cracking Codes / The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment]
1999, paperback, goed exemplaar, good copy [Auteur: Richard Parkinson] [Uitgever: Univ of California Press] [Jaar: 1999] [Titel: Cracking Codes / The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment]
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Paperback, a lot of illustrations, partly in colour. [Auteur: Parkinson, Richard] [Pagina's: 208] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Berkeley/Los Angeles : University of California Press] [Jaar: 1999] [Titel: Cracking Codes: The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment]
