The Alphabet Abecedarium: Some Notes on Letters
Condition: SECONDHAND
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If you think you know your alphabet, think again. Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible and literature, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet. It shows the history and development of each letter and how its shape evolved.
Author: Richard A. Firmage
Format: Hardback, 308 pages, 145mm x 221mm, 509 g
Published: 2000, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Genre: Linguistics
Description
If you think you know your alphabet, think again. Drawing from mythology, cosmology, history, the Bible and literature, this book takes the reader on a tour of each of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet. It shows the history and development of each letter and how its shape evolved.
The Alphabet Abecedarium: Some Notes on Letters