vii+132pp. Pictorial illustrated covers, b/w script tables, bibliog. This is a concise reference handbook of the main scripts and alphabets of the world. Forty alphabets are presented and discussed, with entries ranging from the mainstream, such as Amharic, Chinese and Thai, to the more obscure, such as Cree and Samaritan. Size: Octavo.

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Title: Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets
Publisher: Routledge, London
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415137152
ISBN 13: 9780415137157
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Fine
Book Type: Book

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This is a handy reference to the main scripts and alphabets of the world:
* over forty alphabets are presented and discussed
* enormous scope of languages ranging from Amharic and Chinese to Thai and Cree
* full script tables are given
* each entry is accompanied by a brief overview of its historical and linguistic context

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George Campbell is the author of Routledge's Compendium of the World's Languages and Concise Compendium of the World's Languages.

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