The Book of Codes

Understanding the World of Hidden Messages

By Paul Lunde (Editor)
(University of California Press, Hardcover, 9780520260139, 279pp.)

Publication Date: September 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback

Categories: Communication

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This illustrated encyclopedia surveys the history and development of code-making and code-breaking in all areas of culture and society from hieroglyphs and runes to DNA, the Zodiac Killer, graffiti, and beyond.

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