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The history and uncertain future of handwriting  Cover Image Book Book

The history and uncertain future of handwriting / Anne Trubek.

Trubek, Anne, 1966- (author.).

Summary:

This book uncovers the long and significant impact handwriting has had on culture and humanity--from the first recorded handwriting on the clay tablets of the Sumerians some four thousand years ago and the invention of the alphabet as we know it, to the rising value of handwritten manuscripts today.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1620402157
  • ISBN: 9781620402153
  • Physical Description: xiv, 177 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-166) and index.
Subject: Penmanship > History.
Writing > History.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Attica PL - Attica 652 TRUBEK, ANNE (Text) 74231000114230 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Whiting PL - Whiting 652.1 T761 (Text) 51735011775466 Adult department Available -

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Anne Trubek is the editor in chief of Belt magazine and publisher of Belt Publishing. She has published articles in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Wired, and many other publications. She is the author of A Skeptic's Guide to Writers' Houses and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.


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