The History of Writing


	The History of Writing

invictus

7-20-2007 7:33 AM

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history, alphabets, writing, scripts

invictus says:

Revisiting & re-clipping some of my old stuff. (I recommend the source article for an illustrated history of abstract thought and writing, with the evolution of alphabets.)

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    be impressed or inscribed in clay to represent a record of land, grain or cattle and a
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