The decipherment of linear B / by John Chadwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chadwick, John, 1920-1998, author.

Series:

Canto.

Canto

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ventris, Michael.

Inscriptions, Linear B.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 164 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Canto edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Summary:

The languages of the ancient world and the mysterious scripts, long undeciphered, in which they were encoded have represented one of the most intriguing problems of classical archaeology in modern times. This celebrated account of the decipherment of Linear B in the 1950s by Michael Ventris was written by his close collaborator in the momentous discovery. In revealing the secrets of Linear B it offers a valuable survey of late Minoan and Myceanean archaeology, uncovering fascinating details of the religion and economic history of an ancient civilisation.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-139-88999-0

1-107-71270-X

0-511-00108-8

1-107-71816-3

1-107-71457-5

1-107-59009-4