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Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets

Author : George L. Campbell

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 20,33 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780415183444

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The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each entry is accompanied by a detailed overview of its historical and linguistic context. New to this second edition: enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems expanded to include more writing systems improved presentation of non-Roman scripts. organised into ancient, contemporary and autochthonous writing systems many new entries on fascinating and lesser-known writing systems This handy resource is the ideal reference for all students and scholars of language and linguistics. It has been brought to our attention that in some of the copies of the book there is an alignment error in the tables for Cyrillic Scripts (pages 88-90) and Roman Scripts (pages 140-44). Please contact us at [email protected] to receive replacement copies of the corrected tables, free of charge. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.



The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets

Author : George L Campbell

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 189 pages

File Size : 22,81 MB

Release : 2013-05-07

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1135222967

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The Routledge Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets is a unique reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world. The Handbook presents over 60 alphabets covering an enormous scope of languages; from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree. Full script tables are given for every language and each entry is accompanied by a detailed overview of its historical and linguistic context. New to this second edition: enhanced introduction discussing the basic principles and strategies utilized by world writing systems expanded to include more writing systems improved presentation of non-Roman scripts. organised into ancient, contemporary and autochthonous writing systems many new entries on fascinating and lesser-known writing systems This handy resource is the ideal reference for all students and scholars of language and linguistics. It has been brought to our attention that in some of the copies of the book there is an alignment error in the tables for Cyrillic Scripts (pages 88-90) and Roman Scripts (pages 140-44). Please contact us at [email protected] to receive replacement copies of the corrected tables, free of charge. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused.



A Book of Scripts

Author : Alfred J. Fairbank

Publisher :

Page : 80 pages

File Size : 28,81 MB

Release : 1977

Category : Alphabets

ISBN : 9780571108763

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Writing Systems of the World

Author : 中西亮

Publisher : Tuttle Publishing

Page : 130 pages

File Size : 16,70 MB

Release : 1980

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN :

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This unique book presents 29 scripts in detail and offers examples of many more.



The Script Alphabet

Author : Arthur Baker

Publisher :

Page : 122 pages

File Size : 49,54 MB

Release : 1978

Category : Alphabets

ISBN : 9780910158473

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A Book of Formal Scripts

Author : John Woodcock

Publisher : David R Godine Pub

Page : 80 pages

File Size : 39,99 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Alphabets

ISBN : 9780879239619

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Written by professional scribes, this book is aimed at both amateur and professional calligraphers who wish further guidance in extending and perfecting their repertoire. It breaks down the alphabets into two basic courses of study: first, those acknowledged as "common currency," the real foundation alphabets that all scribes acknowledge as "basic"; and second, examples that are more "exotic" (and often more demanding), uncials, gothics, rustics, and copperplate scripts. The real value of the book lies in the author's familiarity not only with how letters are actually drawn, but also with the historical precedents from which they evolve - as well as in the halftones of manuscripts and codices, examples of recent works, and contemporary solutions that should open up new worlds for even seasoned calligraphers. In short, this is a book packed with information, one that combines a contemporary "hands on" approach with a thorough knowledge of and appreciation for historical exemplars. A Book of Formal Scripts is rich with lessons for scribes of all abilities.



Understanding Relations Between Scripts II

Author : Philippa M. Steele

Publisher : Oxbow Books

Page : 242 pages

File Size : 21,2 MB

Release : 2019-10-10

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 1789250951

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Contexts of and Relations between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) is a project funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 677758), and based in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. Understanding Relations Between Scripts II: Early Alphabets is the first volume in this series, bringing together ten experts on ancient writing, languages and archaeology to present a set of diverse studies on the early development of alphabetic writing systems and their spread across the Levant and Mediterranean during the second and first millennia BC. By taking an interdisciplinary perspective, it sheds new light on alphabetic writing not just as a tool for recording language but also as an element of culture.



Foreign-Language Alphabets

Author : Dan X. Solo

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 109 pages

File Size : 35,3 MB

Release : 1999-01-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0486297047

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"Jammed full of fabulous letters." — Words & Worlds of New York. Immensely practical volume (one of the largest of this sort available) contains 100 alphabets in 43 different languages, from Arabic to Welsh. Thirty-three are in accented Latin script (Albanian, Basque, Catalan); 10 in non-Latin scripts (Celtic, Cyrillic, Hebrew.) Ideal for any graphic or printed communications.



Alphabets

Author : Edward Fairbrother Strange

Publisher :

Page : 330 pages

File Size : 11,35 MB

Release : 1896

Category : Alphabets

ISBN :

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Script and Cursive Alphabets

Author : Dan X. Solo

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 111 pages

File Size : 41,64 MB

Release : 1987-01-01

Category : Art

ISBN : 0486253066

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This treasury of script and cursive fonts offers artists and designers a broad range of type styles that richly convey the elegant intricacies of hand lettering. Includes the flowing elegance of Liberty; the sturdy formality of Piranesi Bold Italic; the airy Art Deco flair of Hannover; and more. Many include upper- and lower-case alphabets, plus numerals.