The History of Writing. From Pictorial Writing to a Full-fledged Alphabet

The work of the famous American scholar I. J. Gelb is devoted to the development of the history and evolution of writing in its diversity and its connection with other spheres of human activity.

The author describes and compares various types of writing and closely traces its development from the very first stages of pictorial writing to the creation of a full-fledged alphabet.

The last chapters are dedicated to the future of writing and its connection with speech, art, and religion