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Writing Systems of the World by Akira Nakanishi (1989, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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This unique, ambitious and entertaining book presents twenty-nine scripts in detail and offers examples of a hundred more. Written in nontechnical prose and organized into brief but comprehensive sections, it will serve as a handy reference for world travelers, stamp collectors, and calligraphers, along with providing hours of reading enjoyment to those who are fascinated by the written symbol itself. The scripts covered here are from all over the world. A few, like Greek or the Cyrillic script used for Russian, may be familiar to readers of Western languages. But others may seem strange, such as Pakistan's Urdu, which is written in a style so fine that newspapers are not typeset but reproduced from pages laboriously written out by hand. Each of the script sections includes charts of the symbols, reading tips, forms of numerals, and other features that help explain how the language is written. Further enhanced with maps, illustrations, a glossary, and useful appendixes, Writing Systems of the World is a remarkably concise and organized look at what is perhaps mankind's greatest achievement, the written language.

Product Identifiers

PublisherTuttle Publishing

ISBN-100804816549

ISBN-139780804816540

eBay Product ID (ePID)760757

Product Key Features

Number of Pages128 Pages

Publication NameWriting Systems of the World

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHandwriting, Alphabets & Writing Systems

Publication Year1989

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorAkira Nakanishi

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.3 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN79-064826

Reviews"A joy to read. Easy to navigate, easy to compare systems. Clear, lucid prose. Excellent examples." - Goodreads, A joy to read. Easy to navigate, easy to compare systems. Clear, lucid prose. Excellent examples. Goodreads, "A joy to read. Easy to navigate, easy to compare systems. Clear, lucid prose. Excellent examples." Goodreads, "A joy to read. Easy to navigate, easy to compare systems. Clear, lucid prose. Excellent examples." #8212 Goodreads

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal411

Edition DescriptionRevised Edition