History of Writing

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1950

Creator: British Information Service

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Presents a chronological history of writing as a means of communication. Shows how local materials used as writing tools influence sign-making and writing, explains the connection between symbols for objects and ideas and symbols for sounds, and analyzes significant features of early writing. Stresses contributions of the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans to our present alphabet.

Complete Record: Presents a chronological history of writing as a means of communication. Shows how local materials used as writing tools influence sign-making and writing, explains the connection between symbols for objects and ideas and symbols for sounds, and analyzes significant features of early writing. Stresses contributions of the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans to our present alphabet., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:UNT Digital Library

2 users have this film:
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive

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