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Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts (French: L'écriture, mémoire des hommes, lit. 'Writing: Memory of Humans') is a 1987 illustrated monograph on the history of the alphabet and writing. Written by French linguist Georges Jean, and published by Éditions Gallimard as the 24th volume in their "Découvertes" collection. The book is one of the five bestsellers in the collection, together with The Search for Ancient Egypt.

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  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts (French: L'écriture, mémoire des hommes, lit. 'Writing: Memory of Humans') is a 1987 illustrated monograph on the history of the alphabet and writing. Written by French linguist Georges Jean, and published by Éditions Gallimard as the 24th volume in their "Découvertes" collection. The book is one of the five bestsellers in the collection, together with The Search for Ancient Egypt. (en)
  • A Escrita: Memória dos homens (no original, em francês: L'écriture, mémoire des hommes) é uma monografia ilustrada sobre a história do alfabeto e da escrita. O livro é o 24º volume da coleção enciclopédica "Découvertes Gallimard", escrito pelo lingüista francês [en], e publicado na França pela editora parisiense Gallimard em 4 de dezembro de 1987. No Brasil, entrou em circulação em 2002 por intermédio da editora Objetiva, como parte de sua coleção "Descobertas". O livro é um dos cinco mais vendidos de "Découvertes". (pt)
  • 《文字與書寫:思想的符號》(法語:L’écriture, mémoire des hommes,直譯:「書寫:人類的記憶」)是法國語言學家兼符號學家喬治·尚的插畫專題論著,主題為文字和字母的歷史。法文原版於1987年由加利瑪出版社在巴黎發行,是為該出版社旗下的「加利瑪發現文庫」第24種書目;臺灣時報文化於1994年推出中譯本,作為其旗下的「發現之旅叢書」第1集;簡體譯本在2001年推出,由上海書店出版社發行。 (zh)
  • «История письменности и книгопечатания» (фр. L'écriture, mémoire des hommes; англ. Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts) — иллюстрированная монография 1987 года, посвящённая истории алфавита и письменности. Она была написана французским лингвистом и опубликована издательством Éditions Gallimard в качестве 24-го тома своей коллекции Découvertes. Книга входит в пятёрку бестселлеров коллекции. (ru)
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  • 978-2-0705-3040-3
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  • Back cover illustration: Jean Gerson writing. 15th-century French manuscript. Bibl. Nat., Paris. (en)
  • , Jean-François Champollion. (en)
  • "In the Middle Ages a form of sacred writing became established in the monasteries. Beautifully designed and executed, it reflected the serenity of both those who created it and the setting in which they worked." Illuminated capital from a bible dating to the 12th or early 13th century. Coimbra, Portugal . (en)
  • Title page illustration: illuminated capital from a 15th-century French manuscript. Bibl. Nat., Paris. (en)
  • "The four stages in the making of a book: the delivery of the parchment to a monk; the marking of the lines by the scribe; the painting of a portrait; and the trimming of the sheets of vellum." Illuminated miniatures from German manuscripts, dating to the middle of the 13th century. Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen . (en)
  • , from the Encyclopédie, 1763; cover of a Kufic Koran from the Maghreb, photograph; hieroglyphic cartouche in (en)
  • First French edition. Centre: traditional Chinese character for "brush" by , 20th century; counterclockwise from bottom left: The Book Peddler, 16th-century wood engraving, Musée Carnavalet, Paris; detail of a plate entitled (en)
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  • L'écriture, p. 73.jpg (en)
  • L'écriture, p. 86.jpg (en)
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  • FR: Éditions Gallimard (en)
  • UK: Thames & Hudson (en)
  • US: Harry N. Abrams (en)
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  • History of the alphabet and writing (en)
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  • L'écriture, mémoire des hommes (en)
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  • Jenny Oates (en)
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  • Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts (French: L'écriture, mémoire des hommes, lit. 'Writing: Memory of Humans') is a 1987 illustrated monograph on the history of the alphabet and writing. Written by French linguist Georges Jean, and published by Éditions Gallimard as the 24th volume in their "Découvertes" collection. The book is one of the five bestsellers in the collection, together with The Search for Ancient Egypt. (en)
  • A Escrita: Memória dos homens (no original, em francês: L'écriture, mémoire des hommes) é uma monografia ilustrada sobre a história do alfabeto e da escrita. O livro é o 24º volume da coleção enciclopédica "Découvertes Gallimard", escrito pelo lingüista francês [en], e publicado na França pela editora parisiense Gallimard em 4 de dezembro de 1987. No Brasil, entrou em circulação em 2002 por intermédio da editora Objetiva, como parte de sua coleção "Descobertas". O livro é um dos cinco mais vendidos de "Découvertes". (pt)
  • 《文字與書寫:思想的符號》(法語:L’écriture, mémoire des hommes,直譯:「書寫:人類的記憶」)是法國語言學家兼符號學家喬治·尚的插畫專題論著,主題為文字和字母的歷史。法文原版於1987年由加利瑪出版社在巴黎發行,是為該出版社旗下的「加利瑪發現文庫」第24種書目;臺灣時報文化於1994年推出中譯本,作為其旗下的「發現之旅叢書」第1集;簡體譯本在2001年推出,由上海書店出版社發行。 (zh)
  • «История письменности и книгопечатания» (фр. L'écriture, mémoire des hommes; англ. Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts) — иллюстрированная монография 1987 года, посвящённая истории алфавита и письменности. Она была написана французским лингвистом и опубликована издательством Éditions Gallimard в качестве 24-го тома своей коллекции Découvertes. Книга входит в пятёрку бестселлеров коллекции. (ru)
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  • 文字與書寫:思想的符號 (zh)
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