The Decipherment of Linear B - Couverture rigide

Chadwick, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521045991 ISBN 13 : 9780521045995

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1970

Synopsis

Book by Chadwick John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

Revue de presse

'In this present short book - lucid, concise and admirable - Chadwick tells us something of Ventris and his mind, and of the problems involved in the decipherment of Minoan-Mycenaean scripts. It is written for the layman and very well written. It is not only an account of a startling piece of philological and archaeological research, but a simple, moving human story.' The Spectator

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1970
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521045991
• ISBN 13: 9780521045995
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 174
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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