• 卡德摩斯的礼物:英文字母的由来
  • Il dono di Cadmo (Cadmus’s Gift: The Incredible Story of the Letters of the Alphabet)
  • 作者:Alessandro Magrini
  • 出版社代理人:Ponte alle Grazie(意大利)
  • 出版时间:2022年10月
  • 页数:192页
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内容介绍


为什么英文字母的第一个字母是A? 是不是因为腓尼基人认为公牛是有价值的财产?为什么在Q之后需要用U?为什么罗马数字里的D代表500?我们是不是可以在M字母里面看到人脸?这是英文字母背后的精彩历史,同时也是人类历史的精彩故事!英文字母肯定是人类最非凡的发明之一!


关于作者:


Since studying Classical Linguistics and Egyptology at La Sapienza University in Rome, he  has neverceased to cultivate his passion for the study of languages and the ancient world. A qualified tourist guide in Rome, since he was very young Magrini has worked with Gruppi Archeologici d’Italia and the Centro Italiano di Archeologia Sperimentale. Ponte alle Grazie have published his Dialoghi di una bimba col suo papà dalla nascita ai quattro anni (with his daughter Elena, 2020) and Il dono di Cadmo. L’incredibile storia delle lettere dell’alfabeto (2022)