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A well illustrated book, covering scripts from all four corners of the world. Details of 29 writing systems in common use are explained here and work to represent hundred of different spoken languages. Includes bibliography and index. 122 pages. 1980 , large 8vo., cloth, dust jacket..
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This unique, ambitious, and entertaining book presents twenty-nine scripts in detail and offers examples of a hundred more. Written in nontechnical prose and organized into brief but comprehensive sections, it will serve as a handy reference for world travelers, stamp collectors, and calligraphers, and provide hours of reading enjoyment to those who are fascinated by the written symbol itself.
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Text: English, Japanese (translation)
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Writing Systems of the World
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Condition: Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Seller Inventory # Z1-G-007-01795
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Writing systems of the world : alphabets, syllabaries, pictograms
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Charles E. Tuttle, Rutland, 1984
ISBN 10: 0804812934
ISBN 13: 9780804812931
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. none. 122p. Seller Inventory # BS1531
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