Berger, Philippe. History of Writing in Antiquity.
Paris, Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et Beaux-Arts, Imprimerie Nationale, 1891

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  •                             1. Α. Anastasiadi                            2.               1892
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GR-OF CA CL.8.36
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History of Writing in Antiquity

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Berger, Philippe
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Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et Beaux-Arts, Imprimerie Nationale

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1891
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24.5 x 16 cm; 4 s.p. + XVIII p. + 389 p. + 5 s.p., l. 1 bookplate CPC, signature and year “Α. Anastasiadi 1892” in black ink, p. [Ι] half-title page, page with illustration between p. [ΙΙ] and [ΙΙΙ], p. [ΙΙΙ] title page and typographic ornament, p. [v] printed dedication to Ernest Renan, p. [VII]-XVIII “Introduction”, p. [381]-386 “Table analytique des matières”, p. 387-389 “Table des planches et des figures”. Illustration is found on several places in the print.


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Α. Anastasiadi

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Anastasiadi, A.
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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Anastasiadi, A.
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Berger, Philippe
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Dujardin, Paul
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Renan, Ernest
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Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et Beaux-Arts, Imprimerie Nationale
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Berger, Philippe. Histoire de l’écriture dans l’antiquité. Paris, Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et Beaux-Arts, Imprimerie Nationale, 1891 [History of Writing in Antiquity]. Book, GR-OF CA CL.8.36, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/8.36.

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