Script as a source of authority
![Screenshot 2020-07-17 at 10.06.47.png Screenshot 2020-07-17 at 10.06.47.png](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4c46eb06-5bdf-4f54-aee6-96a4d6e7cf6e_1770x904.png)
The history of writing may be broadly divided into two large periods: the instrumental and authoritative stages. In the first period, ranging from the invention of script to around 1100 AD in the West (yes, the West, as there is always a point of view from somewhere, and this is mine), writing was conceived as an extension of human memory, like an exter…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Biblonia to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.