How Writing Came About

University of Texas Press , 2006 10" x 7". xii, 193 pp. "Based on the analysis and interpretation of a selection of 8,000 tokens or counters from 116 sites...it documents the immediate precursor of the cuneiform script." Abridged edition of " Before Writing, Volumes I and II." Illustrated. One page of the preface has some pencil underlining, otherwise clean and… Read more about this item

1996 . 1st abridged edition. Austin: University of Texas Press 1996. XII, (1), 193 S., zahlreiche sw-Abbildungen und Illustrationen, Index, kartoniert (gut erhalten)

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Paperback / softback. New. Winner, Top 100 Books on Science, American Scientist, 2001 In 1992, the University of Texas Press published Before Writing, Volume I: From Counting to Cuneiform and Before Writing, Volume II: A Catalog of Near Eastern Tokens. In these two volumes, Denise Schmandt-Besserat set forth her groundbreaking theory that the cuneiform script invented… Read more about this item

University of Texas Press, 1997. Paperback. Used: Good.

University of Texas Press, 1997-01-01. Abridged. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A groundbreaking theory on the origins of writing, now presented for a general audience.

University of Texas Press, 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of Texas Pr, 1997. Paperback. New. abridged edition. 193 pages. 10.00x7.25x0.50 inches.