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Ancient writing and its influence

B. L. Ullman 1963 © B. L. Ullman
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  • European: Ancient to 400 C.E.
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  • Frontmatter (page N/A)
  • Chapter I The Origin of Writing (page 3)
  • Chapter II The Origin of Our Alphabet (page 10)
  • Chapter III The Greek Alphabet (page 20)
  • Chapter IV The Italic Alphabets (page 32)
  • Chapter V The Development of the Latin Alphabet (page 41)
  • Chapter VI The Development of Greek Script (page 46)
  • Chapter VII The Writing of the Roman Empire (page 59)
  • Chapter VIII The National Hands of the Early Middle Ages (page 79)
  • Chapter IX The Carolingian Script (page 105)
  • Chapter X The Gothic Script of the Late Middle Ages (page 118)
  • Chapter XI The Writing of the Italian Renaissance (page 137)
  • Chapter XII The Invention of Printing and the Modern Period (page 145)
  • Chapter XIII The Spread of the Latin Alphabet (page 159)
  • Chapter XIV The Names of the Letters (page 167)
  • Chapter XV Abbreviations and Ligatures (page 174)
  • Chapter XVI Numerals (page 189)
  • Chapter XVII Writing Materials and Practices (page 196)
  • Chapter XVIII Our Debt (page 217)
  • Index of Plate Descriptions (page 224)
  • Notes (page 227)
  • Bibliography (page 231)
  • List of Authors and Titles (page 238)
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SP 9.3 (Jul. 1934): 345 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-7134%28193407%299%3A3%3C345%3A%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23
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