The Beautiful Script

Deciphering a Lost Language

By (author) Nick Papandreou Illustrated by Marianna Poga Illustrated by Christos Simatos Drawings by Eliza Jackson

Book cover: The Beautiful Script

Extent: 51 pages

Publisher: Melissa Publishing House

Subjects: Classical Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(January 2025)

ISBN: 9789602044650

9.25 x 10.87 inches

Price: $19.95

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Who will decipher the mysterious script written more than three thousand years ago? Will it be the archaeologist who discovered it? The professor who was a wizz at learning languages? Or the young boy who dreamed of becoming an architect?

  • By (author) Nick Papandreou
  • Illustrated by Marianna Poga
  • Illustrated by Christos Simatos
  • Drawings by Eliza Jackson

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