基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1996. This is an encyclopedia of writing systems, scripts and orthographies of all the world's major languages, past, and present. Describes more than 400 writing systems past and present.
Full Description
This is an encyclopedia of writing systems, scripts and orthographies of all the world's major languages, past and present. It provides both a fully illustrated description of over 400 writing systems and an account of the study of writing in many different disciplines, from anthropology to psychology.
Contents
List of Figures vi
List of Tables xvi
Preface xxv
Acknowledgements xxvii
List of Abbreviations and Notational Conventions xxviii
A-Z entries 1-577
Bibliography 578
