The Book of Codes

The Book of Codes Understanding the World of Hidden Messages : An Illustrated Guide to Signs, Symbols, Ciphers, and Secret Languages

(01 Jan 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Surveys the history and development of code making and code breaking in various areas of culture and society - from hieroglyphs and runes to DNA, the Zodiac Killer, The Da Vinci Code and graffiti. This work explores secret societies, codes of war, codes of the underworld, commerce, human behavior and civilization itself.

Book information

ISBN: 9780520260139
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Pub date:
Number of pages: 279
Weight: 1371g
Height: 260mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 25mm