Writing and script : (Record no. 12118)

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001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 2009464938
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field DLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20140721143755.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 091020s2009 enka b 001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2009464938
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199567782 (pbk.)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0199567786 (pbk.)
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code lccopycat
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number P211
Item number R63 2009
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 302.2244
Edition number 22
084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number ER 751
Source of number rvk
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Robinson, Andrew,
Dates associated with a name 1957-
Authority record control number (local)54162
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Writing and script :
Remainder of title a very short introduction /
Statement of responsibility, etc Andrew Robinson.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2009.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 157 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 18 cm.
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Very short introductions ;
Volume number/sequential designation 208
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Writing and its emergence -- Development and diffusion of wrtiting -- Disappearance of scripts -- Decipherment and undeciphered scripts -- How writing systems work -- Alphabets -- Chinese and Japanese writing -- Scribes and materials -- Writing goes electronic.
520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Starting with the origins of writing five thousand years ago, with cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs, Andrew Robinson explains how these early forms of writing developed into hundreds of scripts including the Roman alphabet and the Chinese characters. He reveals how the modern writing system we take for granted - including airport signage and electronic text messaging - resemble ancient scripts much more closely than we think."--BOOK JACKET.
648 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM
Chronological term Geschichte.
Source of heading or term swd
Authority record control number (local)44820
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Writing
General subdivision History.
Authority record control number (local)34042
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Symbolism in communication
General subdivision History.
Authority record control number (local)69326
650 07 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Schreiben.
Source of heading or term swd
Authority record control number (local)69327
650 07 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Schrift.
Source of heading or term swd
Authority record control number (local)69328
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Very short introductions ;
Volume number/sequential designation 208.
Authority record control number (local)29719
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type Book
Holdings
Not for loan Permanent Location Barcode Shelving location Date last seen Price effective from Lost status Date acquired Current Location Source of acquisition Source of classification or shelving scheme Full call number Damaged status Koha item type
 Lee Yan Fong Library00018026Library Collection2014-05-132014-05-13 2014-04-28Lee Yan Fong LibraryYBP Library Services P211 R63 2009 Book
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
Lee Yan Fong Library
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