Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts

1987 book by Georges Jean, from “Abrams Discoveries” series
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Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts

Summary

Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts is a version, edition or translation[1].

Key Facts

  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts authored The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — author (P50): Georges Jean[2].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's instance of is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — instance of (P31): version, edition or translation[3].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts was published by The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — publisher (P123): Éditions Gallimard[4].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's genre is The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — genre (P136): non-fiction[5].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's genre is The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — genre (P136): monograph[6].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's part of the series is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — part of the series (P179): Découvertes Gallimard[7].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's place of publication is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — place of publication (P291): Paris[8].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's Commons category is recorded as L'écriture, mémoire des hommes[9].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's language of work or name is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — language of work or name (P407): French of France[10].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's volume is recorded as 24[11].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's country of origin is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — country of origin (P495): France[12].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts was released on December 4, 1987[13].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's official website is recorded as http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Decouvertes-Gallimard/Decouvertes-Gallimard/Archeologie/L-ecriture-memoire-des-hommes[14].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's main subject is The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — main subject (P921): history of writing[15].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's main subject is The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — main subject (P921): history of the alphabet[16].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as http://www.santiagoapostol.net/Revista/escritura.htm[17].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as http://oficinadeclio.blogspot.com/2011/04/leituras-escrita-memoria-dos-homens-de.html[18].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as https://aalst.courant.nu/issue/DVP/1991-07-19/edition/0/page/9[19].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as http://www.editoras.com/objetiva/357-0.htm[20].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as https://www.recantodasletras.com.br/resenhasdelivros/7119648[21].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fflch.usp.br/sites/fflch.usp.br/files/2018-02/Sistemas%20de%20Escrita.pdf[22].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/folhatee/fm0107200223.htm[23].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's described at URL is recorded as http://www.cisc.org.br/portal/jdownloads/Ghrebh/Ghrebh-%204/08_quevedo.pdf[24].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1069725', 'amount': '+224'}[25].
  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'L’écriture, mémoire des hommes'}[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts authored The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — author (P50): Georges Jean[2]. It was published by The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — publisher (P123): Éditions Gallimard[4].

Publication

Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts was published on December 4, 1987[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — place of publication (P291): Paris[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — language of work or name (P407): French of France[10]. Genres include The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — genre (P136): non-fiction[5] and The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — genre (P136): monograph[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — part of the series (P179): Découvertes Gallimard[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — main subject (P921): history of writing[15] and The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — main subject (P921): history of the alphabet[16]. Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts's part of the series is recorded as The Story of Alphabets and Scripts — part of the series (P179): Découvertes Gallimard[7].

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    Official website http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Decouvertes-Gall
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    Publication date +1987-12-04T00:00:00Z
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