num_pages: 384
description: An illuminating yet lighthearted voyage back to the origins of our alphabet, based on the pictograms of 3,500 years ago. 248 two-color illustrations.
language: English
title: Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing
titlecomplete: Mysteries of the Alphabet: The Origins of Writing
genres: Linguistics, Language, History, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 75
publisher: Abbeville Press