History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16)

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Jan van der Crabben
by Art of the Problem
published on 03 April 2014

History of the Alphabet. This video introduces the Hieroglyphic, Cuneiform, Hieratic, Demotic & Phoenician writing systems. It presents information as a series of selections from a finite collection of symbols...

References (book):
- The Alphabetic Labyrinth (Drucker)
- Letter Perfect (David Sacks)
- Empire and Communications (Innis)
- The Mathematical Theory of Communication (Shannon)

Image References:
- http://cuneiform.library.cornell.edu/ (Cuneiform Library at Cornell)
- Egyptian photography thanks to Anne Mullier (Louvre, Department of Egyptian Antiquities) http://ritournelleblog.com/

Script Advisors:
Ali McMillan / Cameron Murray

Extra voice footage thanks to:
Feroze Shahpurwal​a

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Problem, A. o. t. (2014, April 03). History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/148/history-of-the-alphabet-language-of-coins-316/

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Problem, Art of the. "History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 03, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/148/history-of-the-alphabet-language-of-coins-316/.

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Problem, Art of the. "History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Apr 2014. Web. 24 Apr 2024.

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