ISBN: 9780500510773 - the man who deciphered linear b: the story of michael ventris (17 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Linear B is Europe's oldest readable writing, dating from the middle of the second millennium BC. First discovered in 1900, on clay tablets among the ruins of the Palace of Minos at Knossos, Crete, it remained a mystery for over fifty years until 1952, when Michael Ventris discovered that its signs did not represent an unknown language as previously believed, but an archaic dialect of Greek, more than 500 years older than the Greek of Homer. Dubbled 'the Everest of archaeology', the decipherment was all the more remarkable because Ventris was not a trained classical scholar but an architect by profession, who had first heard of linear B as a schoolboy. An initial fascination became a lifelong obsession for this intriguing and contradictory man, a gifted linguist but a divided soul. This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but that of the 'modest genius' who broke the code.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fine.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Zustand: FINE. First US printing. In 1900, archaeologist Arthur Evans discovered what he believed was the palace of King Minos, with its notorious labyrinth; the mysterious script found on clay tablets in the ruined palace was known as Linear B, and Evans became obsessed with deciphering it. But it was not until 1952 when Michael Ventris cracked the code. "This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but also that of the young man who deciphered it. Based on hundreds of unpublished letters, interviews with survivors, and other primary sources, this account takes the reader through the life of this intriguing and contradictory man." Includes over 40 illustrations. Suggestions for further reading, index. 168 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped).…

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (faint spotting on page edges - Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 168, illus with b&w photos and line drawings (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 168 pages. 8.75x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Well reviewed biography of Ventris and his astounding Linear B tour-de-force. pp168, illus.

Zustand: Gut. 168 p: ill. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Nur leichte Abnutzung, sehr gutes Exemplar / Only light wear, very good copy. - More than a century ago, in 1900, one of the great archaeological finds of all time was made in Crete. Arthur Evans discovered what he believed was the palace of King Minos, with its notorious labyrinth, home of the Minotaur. As a result, Evans became obsessed with one of the epic intellectual stories of the modern era: the search for the meaning of Linear B, the mysterious script found on clay tablets amid the ruined palace. Evans died without achieving his objective and it was left to the enigmatic Michael Ventris to crack the code in 1952. This is the first book to tell not just the story of Linear B but also that of the young man who deciphered it. Based on hundreds of unpublished letters, interviews with survivors and other primary sources, Andrew Robinsons riveting account takes the reader through the life of this intriguing and contradictory man. Stage by stage, we see how he finally achieved the breakthrough that revealed Linear B as the earliest comprehensible European writing system, more than half a millennium older than the Greek of Homer. The man who solved what has been dubbed the Everest of Greek archaeology was a complex and private figure, an amateur in classical scholarship who trained as an architect. His tragic death in a car crash at the age of thirty-four only heightens the fascination of how his brilliant intuitions succeeded in resolving an ancient mystery where all the experts had failed. ISBN 9780500510773 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 495 Leinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dust jacket.…