| Understanding Relations Between Scripts II: Early Alphabets Contributor(s): Steele, Philippa M. (Editor), Boyes, Philip J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1789250927 ISBN-13: 9781789250923 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Foreign Language Study | Greek (modern) - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 411.7 |
| LCCN: 2019948186 |
| Series: Contexts of and Relations Between Early Writing Systems (Cre |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) is a project funded by the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No. 677758), and based in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. Understanding Relations Between Scripts II: Early Alphabets is the first volume in this series, bringing together ten experts on ancient writing, languages and archaeology to present a set of diverse studies on the early development of alphabetic writing systems and their spread across the Levant and Mediterranean during the second and first millennia BC. By taking an interdisciplinary perspective, it sheds new light on alphabetic writing not just as a tool for recording language but also as an element of culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boyes, Philip J.: - Philip J. Boyes Is A Research Associate At The Faculty Of Classics, Cambridge, Working On The Social Context Of Writing At Ugarit As Part Of The Crews Project. He Has Previously Worked On The Archaeology Of The East Mediterranean And Levant In The Late Bronze And Early Iron Ages.Steele, Philippa M.: - Philippa M. Steele Is The Director Of The Crews Project, A Senior Research Associate At The Faculty Of Classics, Cambridge, And A Senior Research Fellow Of Magdalene College. Having Previously Been Awarded A British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship And The Evans Pritchard Lectureship At All Souls College, Oxford, She Has Published Widely On Ancient Languages And Writing Systems With A Particular Focus On Cyprus And The Aegean. |
