• David Diringer (16 June 1900 – 13 February 1975) was a British linguist, palaeographer and writer. He was the author of several well-known books about...
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    in 1948 by James Germain Février (using the term néosyllabisme) and David Diringer (using the term semisyllabary), then in 1959 by Fred Householder (introducing...
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    Corruption, and Restoration (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 8. David Diringer, The Book before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental, Dover Publications...
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    had a long history in other cultures outside of the Greeks as well. David Diringer noted that "the first mention of Egyptian documents written on leather...
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  • claim by Michael Rappenglueck, of the University of Munich (2000) [1] David Diringer, The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval and Oriental, Courier Dover...
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    (affinity), 95–96 (economy), 115–119 (religion), 137 (funerals), 143 (art). David Diringer, Writing (London: Thames and Hudson 1962) at 115–116. The Ugarit tablet...
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  • doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2010.08.004. Naveh, Joseph, Soloman Asher Bimbaum, David Diringer, Zvi Hermann Federbsh, Jonathan Shunary & Jacob Maimon. 2007. "Alphabet...
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  • Parchment: Writing on prepared animal skins had a long history, however. David Diringer noted that "the first mention of Egyptian documents written on leather...
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    (help) Petrie & Currelly 1906. Joseph Naveh; Solomon Asher Birnbaum; David Diringer; Zvi Hermann Federbush; Jonathan Shunary; Jacob Maimon (2007), "ALPHABET...
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    Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2012. David Diringer (1953). The Book Before Printing: Ancient, Medieval, and Oriental. Courier...
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