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Cretan Hieroglyphic

Silvia Ferrara editor Torsten Meissner editor Matilde Civitillo editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:31st Oct '24

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The first comprehensive account of the earliest and as yet undeciphered script from the Aegean Bronze Age, indeed from Europe.

Comprehensive account of the earliest undeciphered script from the Aegean, indeed the earliest writing in Europe, which was used on Crete nearly 4000 years ago. Leading experts analyses it through an array of lenses, from archaeology and linguistics to cognitive studies and decipherment theory.Nearly 4000 years ago a hieroglyphic script was used on Crete which predates Linear A and Linear B, indeed any other writing in Europe, but remains undeciphered since its discovery at the beginning of the twentieth century. This is the first comprehensive account of this script, which is analysed by the leading experts through an array of lenses, including archaeology, philology, palaeography, cognitive studies and decipherment theory, in order to showcase its importance in the history of writing. The book takes a broad approach to writing, understanding it not solely or even mainly as a visual tool to convey language, but primarily as a social and cultural phenomenon rooted in agency, materiality, and semiotics. The volume will provide an invaluable tool for scholars and will facilitate further research. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

ISBN: 9781009490108

Dimensions: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm

Weight: 810g

352 pages