Review published In:
DiachronicaVol. 11:2 (1994) ► pp.263–271
Book review
. Homer and the Origin of the Greek Alphabet Barry B. Powell. Cambridge-New York-Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1991. xxvi, 280 pp. 11 figures, 6 tables, 4 maps, 2 chronological charts.
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