{"product_id":"hieroglyphics-maria-carmela-betro-9780789202321","title":"Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt","description":"Both 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Carmela Betro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0789202328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789202321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.98w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/1997 pg. 59","brand":"Maria Carmela Betro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054864462079,"sku":"9780789202321","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_358602bb-4058-4d95-822f-228093e18e40.jpg?v=1685032430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hieroglyphics-maria-carmela-betro-9780789202321","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}