Shady Characters
Houston, Keith
Penguin Books Ltd, 2015
18,95 €On orderDelivery: 2-3 weeks
Where does the ampersand get its name from? What does the hashtag have to do with commerce in ancient Rome? This book gives answers to these questions. From the pilcrow to the ampersand, it reflects the changes in written communication through the ages, charting how punctuation has adapted to each new technological innovation.
- ISBN-13
- 9780718193881
- ISBN-10
- 0718193881
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2015
- Publication date
- 2015-01-29
- Pages
- 352
- Dimensions
- 197x131x24
- Weight
- 312