British LibraryDiscover the extraordinary story behind one of humankind’s greatest achievements. From hieroglyphs to emojis, chart the evolution of writing through 5,000 years of human innovation.
Follow the remarkable evolution of writing from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs carved in stone and early printed text such as William Caxton’s edition of The Canterbury Tales, to the art of note-taking by some of history’s greatest minds, and onwards to the digital communication tools we use today.
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