9780802072061-0802072062-A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600

A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600

ISBN-13: 9780802072061
ISBN-10: 0802072062
Edition: 2nd Revised ed.
Author: Michelle P. Brown
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Format: Paperback 138 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780802072061
ISBN-10: 0802072062
Edition: 2nd Revised ed.
Author: Michelle P. Brown
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Format: Paperback 138 pages

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A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 (ISBN-13: 9780802072061 and ISBN-10: 0802072062), written by authors Michelle P. Brown, was published by University of Toronto Press in 1993. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Commercial (Colonial Period, United States History, Great Britain, European History, Alphabet, Words, Language & Grammar , Graphic Design) books. You can easily purchase or rent A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600 (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Commercial books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $15.8.

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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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