La genèse de l'écriture. Collection Lâne d'or. Histoire de l’art the word blossoms and sheds

the word blossoms and sheds new light on the half-century of creation that followed: a true tale of truth

Although renowned and therefore in high demand

crests so remarkable that they are given a name - an author's name - as we attribute to these great accidents of terrain or to these forms that water takes in seas

this book brings an aesthetic look at ordinary objects that have forever changed the urban

La genèse de l'écriture. Collection Lâne d'or. Histoire de l’art the word blossoms and shedsThe scientific understanding of the genesis of writing stems from the discoveries of Denise Schmandt Besserat. This book presents the material evidence of "tokens," examines their evolution up to the transmission of their functions to clay tablets, and then analyzes the socioeconomic implications of this millennia old process.