文字と記述は私たちの文明を特徴づける指標です。記述の方法がなければ、知識を蓄積するのは困難であり、今頃歴史も本も、Eメールも存在し得なかったでしょう。人間はいつから「書く」という行為を始めたのでしょうか。世界中の文字が異なるのはなぜでしょうか。本書は5000年に及ぶ記述の歴史を振り返りながら、その真髄に迫ります。
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