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A to Z [videorecording] : the first alphabet : how writing changed the world / David Sington, author, director ; Laurie Cahalane, Melanie Wallace, Hugh Sington, Martin de la Fouchardiere, producer.

First alphabet (portion title)
How writing changed the world (portion title)
Cahalane, Laurie, (film producer.). La Fouchardi©·re, Martin de, (film producer.). Robinson, Jeanette, (narrator.). Sington, David, (film director,, screenwriter.). Sington, Hugh, (film producer.). Wallace, Melanie (Producer), (film producer.). PBS DVD (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

The First Alphabet: Follow the evolution of the written word, from millennia-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to modern-day alphabets. How Writing Changed the World: The printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies, from pen to paper to printing press, make it all possible?

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  • ISBN: 9781531712662
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2020]

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Participant or Performer Note:
Jeanette Robinson, narrator.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-G.
System Details Note:
DVD, wide screen, region 1; stereo.

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Subject:
Writing > History.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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