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100 1 $aBetrò, Maria C.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84126317
240 10 $aGeroglifici.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96028893
245 10 $aHieroglyphics :$bthe writings of ancient Egypt /$cMaria Carmela Betrò ; [translated by S. Amanda George ; edited by Leslie J. Bockol].
250 $a1st. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bAbbeville Press,$c1996.
300 $a251 pages :$billustrations (some color), color map ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
520 $aThis complete handbook reveals the secrets of the hieroglyphic writing of the Nile Valley, which provides a still-vivid snapshot of the gods, the people, and the everyday life of the Ancient Egyptians. 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.
520 8 $aPresenting 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.
520 8 $aConcluding 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.
650 0 $aEgyptian language$xWriting, Hieroglyphic.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041349
852 00 $bglx$hPJ1097$i.B46 1996
852 00 $bbar$hPJ1097$i.B46 1996