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Find more info., search and price compare for A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 by Michelle P Brown Binding: Paperback, 138 pages Publisher: University of Toronto Press Weight: 1.15 pound Dimension: H: 0.4 x L: 10.8 x W: 8.6 inches ISBN 10: 0802072062 ISBN 13: 9780802072061 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: For readers who wish to trace the evolution of scripts in the West from antiquity to the early modern period, and who want to read the work of their scribes, this volume provides a wide-ranging collection of materials supported by 55 full-page illustrations from manuscripts. Brown provides a synopsis of each of the major phases of development, a bibliography at the beginning of each section, and comments on regional and chronological diffusion where appropriate. Each plate is accompanied by a facing page of commentary giving a brief description of the manuscript and its script, followed by a transcription of the text. |
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