Writing through the ages
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Writing through the ages is a short film from 1950 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.
A chronological history of writing as a means of communication. Shows ways in which writing evolved from pictures and signs, and illustrates that local materials used as writing tools influenced the methods of sign making and writing. Depicts and ana...
Writing through the ages | |
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Release date | 1950 |
Running time | 0:10:22 |
More Details
- internal id
- 71157
- Summary
- A chronological history of writing as a means of communication. Shows ways in which writing evolved from pictures and signs, and illustrates that local materials used as writing tools influenced the methods of sign making and writing. Depicts and analyzes significant features of early Chinese, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian writings. Stresses the contributions of Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans to our present alphabet.
- Physical Format
- 1 Film (0:10:22)
- 16mm
- IUL Genres
- Educational
- Historical
- Ancient world
- IUL Subject
- Writing--History
- Full Original Title
- Writing through the ages