This book portrays the introduction of the mathematical sign zero as a major signifying event, both within the writing of numbers and as an emblem of parallel events in other sign systems.
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"A delightful analysis... Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, ... Rotman builds a viable thesis for the semiotics of zero via a thorough examination of Montaigne's Essays, Shakespeare's King Lear, the Kabbalah, and Vermeer's paintings." - Choice
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