Author:
Drucker, Johanna, 1952-
Edition Statement:1st pbk. ed.
Publisher:New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1999, c1995.
Description:320 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Note:Reprint. Originally published: c1995.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-315) and index.
Note:Traces the history and evolution of writing from ancient times to the present, and discusses how the letters of the alphabet have been invested with political, mystical, and religious significance over the centuries