The Early Greek alphabets : origin, diffusion, uses / edited by Robert Parker and Philippa M. Steele

The birth of the Greek alphabet marked a new horizon in the history of writing, as the vowelless Phoenician alphabet was borrowed and adapted to write vowels as well as consonants. Rather than creating a single unchanging new tradition, however, its earliest attestations show a very great degree of...

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Place / Publishing House:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021
Year of Publication:2021
Edition:First edition
Language:English
Series:Oxford studies in ancient documents
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Classification:18.41 - Griechische Sprache
06.18 - Schrift. Schreiben
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Physical Description:xvii, 350 Seiten; Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten; 24 cm
Notes:enthält Literaturangaben
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