The Alphabet Abecedamrium. Some Notes on Letters.

FIRMAGE, RICHARD A.

ISBN 10: 0747547572 / ISBN 13: 9780747547570

Published by London-Oxford-New York, Bloomsbury. 1993, 2000

About this Item

Original publisher's black paper-covered boards, silver title spine, pictorial dustjacket, 1st English edition [1993], 8vo: frontispiece, illustration title-page,xij, 308pp., richly illustrated with characters, foreword, dictionary A - Z and & sign, bibliography, index, table of contents. Dustjacket some wear of use. Fine copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Alphabet Abecedamrium. Some Notes on Letters.
• Publisher: London-Oxford-New York, Bloomsbury. 1993
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747547572
• ISBN 13: 9780747547570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

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.

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.