{"product_id":"hieroglyphics-the-writings-of-ancient-egypt","title":"Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMaria Carmela Betro\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0789202328\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAbbeville Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1996\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e252\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eBoth literal and highly lyrical, hieroglyphics bring alive a distant world, with descriptions of the natural environment, the art, the society, the religious beliefs, and even the philosophical basis of a culture that flourished 5,000 years ago. Presenting and explaining almost 600 of the figures used in the classic phase of Egypt's \"sacred writing,\" this fascinating volume traces the origins and the meaning of each sign, as well as its graphic stylization. An opening essay reveals the secrets of the hieroglyphic system, including its development and its structural characteristics, and emphasizes the sacred, evocative, even magical power of the form, which -- unlike our own abstract alphabet -- is immediate and expressive. Concluding the book are a complete glossary, a bibliography, and an index, designed to make this book invaluable to the casual reader as well as the student and specialist.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Press","offers":[{"title":"Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt | Maria Carmela Betro | Hardcover | 0789202328 | Used: Good | Politics 1703254","offer_id":48751090598040,"sku":"1703254","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/618Cx1MlO_L.jpg?v=1773950577","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/hieroglyphics-the-writings-of-ancient-egypt","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}