Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets
โ Scribed by George L. Campbell
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 145
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
This slim volume contains 39 scripts (and their variants) along with their transliterations and brief histories. The scripts of most major languages are covered, as well as some key historical scripts such as Devanagari and Gothic. The scripts are arranged in alphabetical order to aid rapid lookup. The book would be an essential reference for a library as well as an interesting addition to the collection of anyone interested in languages or scripts.
โฆ Subjects
Juvenile Nonfiction; Foreign Language Study; General; Language Arts & Disciplines; Reference
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