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Andrew Robinson The story of writing
Overzicht in woord en beeld van allerlei schriftsoorten, zoals die in de loop der tijden door verschillende volken zijn gebruikt.
Non-fictie
Engels | 224 pagina's | Thames and Hudson, London | 1995
Gedrukt boek
Andrew Robinson The man who deciphered Linear B
the story of Michael Ventris
Engels | 168 pagina's | Thames & Hudson, London | 2002
Gedrukt boek
Andrew Robinson India
a short history; 12 illustrations
India has always been a land of great contradictions. To Alexander the Great, the country was a place of clever naked philosophers and massive armies mounted on elephants--which eventually forced his army to retreat. To ancient Rome, it was a source of luxuries, mainly spices and textiles, paid for in gold--hence the enormous numbers of Roman gold coins excavated in India. At the height of the Mughal empire in 1700, India boasted 24 percent of the world economy--a share virtually equal to Europe's...
Non-fictie
Engels | 248 pagina's | Thames & Hudson, London | 2014
Gedrukt boek
Andrew Robinson Lost languages
the enigma of the worlds̕ undeciphered scripts
Inleidend overzicht van nog onontcijferde historische schriftvormen uit de hele wereld.
Non-fictie
Engels | 352 pagina's | McGraw-Hill, New York [etc.] | 2002
Gedrukt boek
Andrew Robinson