Writing - Revision history

Cian: Cryptography

2006-11-02T06:00:00Z

Cryptography

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	'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the ~~symbols~~ become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an ~~Egyptian~~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.		'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an [[apple]] represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the [[symbol]]s become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in [[English]] is actually from an [[Egypt]]ian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.

	"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.		"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.

			''See also:''
			* [[Cryptography]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==
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	===Further reading===		===Further reading===
	* <cite>A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia </cite>, edited by Anne-Marie Christin, [http://www.flammarion.com/groupe/ Flammarion (in French)], hardcover: 408 pages , 2002), ISBN 2080108875		* <cite>A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia </cite>, edited by Anne-Marie Christin, [http://www.flammarion.com/groupe/ Flammarion (in French)], hardcover: 408 pages , 2002), ISBN 2080108875

	[[category:communication]][[category:literature]]		[[category:communication]][[category:literature]]

User 144: categorising

2006-05-27T03:02:55Z

categorising

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	"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.		"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.

	===External Links===		==External Links==
	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing Wikipedia entry on Writing]

	===Further reading===		===Further reading===
	* <cite>A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia </cite>, edited by Anne-Marie Christin, [http://www.flammarion.com/groupe/ Flammarion (in French)], hardcover: 408 pages , 2002), ISBN 2080108875		* <cite>A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia </cite>, edited by Anne-Marie Christin, [http://www.flammarion.com/groupe/ Flammarion (in French)], hardcover: 408 pages , 2002), ISBN 2080108875
			[[category:communication]][[category:literature]]

Tobin at 03:22, 9 October 2005

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			'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the symbols become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.

			"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.

			===External Links===
			* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing

			===Further reading===

			* <cite>A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia </cite>, edited by Anne-Marie Christin, [http://www.flammarion.com/groupe/ Flammarion (in French)], hardcover: 408 pages , 2002), ISBN 2080108875

	<div id="wikitikitavi" style="overflow:auto; height: 1px; ">
	[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
	[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz WTHPD2]
	[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD3]]
	[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD4]
	[WTHPD5 \| http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
	[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
	</div>

201.248.7.140 at 20:53, 8 October 2005

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		<div id="wikitikitavi" style="overflow:auto; height: 1px; ">
		[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
		[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz WTHPD2]
		[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD3]]
		[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD4]
		[WTHPD5 \| http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
		[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
		</div>

66.92.15.59 at 20:26, 8 October 2005

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	<div id="wikitikitavi" style="overflow:auto; height: 1px; ">
	[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
	[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz WTHPD2]
	[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD3]]
	[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD4]
	[WTHPD5 \| http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
	[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
	</div>

Cuca48 at 19:48, 8 October 2005

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		<div id="wikitikitavi" style="overflow:auto; height: 1px; ">
		[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
		[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz WTHPD2]
		[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD3]]
		[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz \| WTHPD4]
		[WTHPD5 \| http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
		[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
		</div>

Cuca48: /* External Links */

2005-10-08T19:48:19Z

External Links

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	===External Links===
	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing

Cuca48 at 19:15, 8 October 2005

2005-10-08T19:15:46Z

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	'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the symbols become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.

	"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.

	===External Links===		===External Links===
	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing		* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing

	===Further reading===
	* <cite>A History of Writing: From Hieroglyph to Multimedia </cite>, edited by Anne-Marie Christin, [http://www.flammarion.com/groupe/ Flammarion (in French)], hardcover: 408 pages , 2002), ISBN 2080108875

JakeVortex: calligraphy

2003-11-04T01:21:32Z

calligraphy

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	'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the symbols become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.		'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the symbols become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.

	"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts.		"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts. [[Calligraphy]] is the art of beautiful writing.

	===External Links===		===External Links===

JakeVortex at 01:19, 4 November 2003

2003-11-04T01:19:46Z

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	'''Writing'' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the symbols become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.		'''Writing''' is believed to have originated by the simple drawing of ideograms: for example, a drawing of an apple represents an apple, and a drawing of two legs may represent the concept of walking or standing. From this origin, the symbols become more abstract, eventually evolving into symbols which seem unrelated to the original symbol. For example, the letter N in English is actually from an Egyptian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph hieroglyph] representing the same sound, but depicting waves in water - the Egyptian word for water contains only one consonant /n/, and the picture eventually came to represent not only the idea of water, but the sound /n/ as well.

	"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts.		"Writing" is also often used to describe the craft of creating a larger work of [[literature]]. This is an extension of the original meaning, which would include the act of writing longer texts.