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Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2000
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Richard A. Firmage, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. If you think you know your alphabet, think again. Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible and literature, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet. It shows the history and development of each letter and how its shape evolved.
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- Title
- The Alphabet Abecedarium: Some Notes on Letters
- Author
- Richard A. Firmage
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication year
- 2000
- Book Type
- Hardback
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0747547572
- ISBN 13
- 9780747547570
- Item weight
- 509 grams
- Dimensions
- 145
Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible, literature, and esoteric and conventional sources, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the twenty-six letters that comprise one of civilisation's greatest inventions, the Roman alphabet. In chapters that are descriptive, illustrative, and diverse, we are shown the history and development of every letter, how its shape evolved, how its characteristics were encoded, and how its history, attributes, and meanings were reflected in myth, literature, science, and religion.
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About the Author
Richard Firmage is an award-winning book designer and editor who has worked in publishing since obtaining an M.A. degree in history in 1975.
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