Hieroglyphs : a very short introduction /
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Author / Creator: | Wilson, Penelope. |
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Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004. |
Description: | 1 online resource (130 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | Very short introductions Very short introductions. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11178369 |
ISBN: | 9780191517075 0191517070 9780192805027 0192805029 9786610762774 6610762775 9781435605497 1435605497 0192805029 |
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Digital file characteristics: | data file |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-121) and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | 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. |
Other form: | Print version: Wilson, Penelope. Hieroglyphs. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004 |
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