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Oxford, UK / Cambridge, USA: Blackwell Publishers Ltd, Date: 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xii + 385 pp, Introduction, 17 Chapters with footnotes, Notes, Bibliography, Index. 6.25" x 9.3" black laminate boards, gilt spine letters, in unclipped DJ with acetate protector. Binding tight and square, pages clean and unmarked, paper white. . 1995. Blackwell Publishers Ltd ISBN 0631174656 9780631174653 [US]

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ISBN10: 0631174656, ISBN13: 9780631174653, [publisher: Wiley 1995-09-09, Oxford] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]

New. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. This is an investigation into the history of that idea and of its profound influence on European thought, culture and history. From the early Dark Ages to the Renaissance it was widely believed that the language spoken in the Garden of Eden was just such a language, and that all current languages were its decadent descendants from the catastrophe of the Fall and at Babel. The recovery of that language would, for theologians, express the nature of divinity, for cabbalists allow access to hidden knowledge and power, and for philosophers reveal the nature of truth. Versions of these ideas remained current in the Enlightenment, and have recently received fresh impetus in attempts to create a natural language for artificial intelligence. The story that Umberto Eco tells ranges widely from the writings of Augustine, Dante, Descartes and Rousseau, arcane treatises on cabbalism and magic, to the history of the study of language and its origins. He demonstrates the initimate relation between language and identity and describes, for example, how and why the Irish, English, Germans and Swedes -- one of whom presented God talking in Swedish to Adam, who replied in Danish, while the serpent tempted Eve in French -- have variously claimed their ...

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ISBN10: 0631174656, ISBN13: 9780631174653, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd] Hardcover The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. . 1995. Hardcover. . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1995]

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers Ltd, Date: 1995. First English Language Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo, x, 385 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Teal spine with white and pink lettering. Dust jacket wrapped in mylar. Mild shelfwear at head and tail of spine. Rubbing to front and back dust jacket covers with bumping to all edges. Moderate soiling and spotting to top edge of text block. Signed flat by Eco on title page. Shelved in case 10. 1368942. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 1995. Blackwell Publishers Ltd ISBN 0631174656 US

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers Ltd, Date: 1995. First English Language Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo, x, 385 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Teal spine with white and pink lettering. Dust jacket wrapped in mylar. Mild shelfwear at head and tail of spine. Rubbing to front and back dust jacket covers with bumping to all edges. Moderate soiling and spotting to top edge of text block. Signed flat by Eco on title page. Shelved in case 10. 1368942. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. 1995. Blackwell Publishers Ltd ISBN 0631174656 9780631174653 [US]

ISBN10: 0631174656, ISBN13: 9780631174653, [publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd] Hardcover The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722. . 1995. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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ISBN10: 0631174656, ISBN13: 9780631174653, [publisher: Wiley-blackwell] Hardcover Almost like new book without dust jacket. Hardcover, 1995, Blackwell Publishers. Cover has no wear, upper pages lightly foxed, very small (1/4") coffee stain on lower page edges. Nice condition. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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