A Study of Writing"A discussion of the general principles governing the use and evolution of writing"--Jacket subtitle. |
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
FORERUNNERS OF WRITING | 24 |
WORDSYLLABIC SYSTEMS | 60 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Study of Writing Page 109 of Phoenix books |
| Author | Ignace Jay Gelb |
| Edition | 2, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | May 25, 2011 |
| Length | 319 pages |
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