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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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12538509 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20131203103956.0 |
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010919s2002 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2001051412 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780500288160 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
P211 |
| Item number |
.R59 2002 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
411.09 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| Item number |
ROB-L |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Robinson, Andrew |
| Dates associated with a name |
1957- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Lost languages : |
| Remainder of title |
the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Andrew Robinson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Thames and Hudson, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
352 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"A Peter N. Nevraumont book." |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Machine generated contents note: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8 -- INTRODUCTION -- Writing Systems, Coded Civilizations and Undeciphered Scripts 10 -- PART I THREE GREAT DECIPHERMENTS -- I Voices of the Pharaohs -- EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS (EGYPT) 50 -- II The Labyrinth of Minos -- LINEAR B (GREECE) 74 -- III Bishop de Landa's Inquisition -- MAYAN GLYPHS (CENTRAL AMERICA) 104 -- PART II UNDECIPHERED SCRIPTS -- IV Voices of the Black Pharaohs -- THE MEROITIC SCRIPT (SUDAN) 140 -- V Greek but not Greek -- THE ETRUSCAN ALPHABET (ITALY) 156 -- VI A Mediterranean Mystery -- LINEAR A (THE AEGEAN) 182 -- VII Secrets of the Ancient Ledgers -- THE PROTO-ELAMITE SCRIPT (IRAN) 200 -- VIII Birdmen of Rapanui -- RONGORONGO (EASTER ISLAND) 218 -- IX 7he New World Begins to Write -- THE ZAPOTEC AND ISTHMIAN SCRIPTS (MEXICO) 244 -- X At the Sign of the Unicorn -- THE INDUS SCRIPT (PAKISTAN/INDIA) 264 -- XI Sir Arthur's 'Chaunt of Victory ' -- THE PHAISTOS DISC (CRETE) 296 -- CONCLUSION -- XII 7he Urge to Decipher 316 -- NOTES AND REFERENCES 324 -- FURTHER READING 334 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 335 -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 341 -- INDEX 344. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Writing |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Extinct languages. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh041/2001051412.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh041/2001051412.html</a> |
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| Materials specified |
Table of contents |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001051412.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001051412.html</a> |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/2001051412.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh021/2001051412.html</a> |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Books |
