Tag search:writing systems

A history of lettering : creative experiment and letter identity

by Nicolete Gray, 1911-1997
Hardcover, 1986
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, writing systems, calligraphy, written communication, lettering
Collection
καλλιγραφία
Status
Available
Call number
NK3600 .G8188 1986b

Calligraphy alphabets for beginners : [the easy way to learn lettering and illumination techniques]

by Mary Noble, 1948-
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
nonfiction, calligraphy, alphabet, writing systems, handbooks and manuals, history of writing, instruction
Collection
καλλιγραφία
Status
Available
Call number
NK3600 .N633 2008

Greek script hacking for beginners : the optimal pathway to learn the Greek alphabet

by Judith (Polyglot) Meyer
Paperback, 2019
Tags
nonfiction, Greek script, writing systems, handbooks and manuals
Collection
καλλιγραφία
Status
Available
Call number
PA273 .M49 2019

The historical source book for scribes

by Michelle (Michelle P.) Brown
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, writing systems, calligraphy, medieval manuscripts, primary sources, palaeography, scripts
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43 .B869 1999

Runes

by R. I. (Raymond Ian) Page
Paperback, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, runes, history of writing, inscriptions, Scandinavia
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past (4)
Status
Available
Call number
PD2013 .P34 1987

The calligraphers' dictionary

by Rose Folsom
Hardcover, 1990
Tags
nonfiction, dictionaries, calligraphy, vocabularies, writing materials and instruments, writing technique, penmanship, writing systems, history of writing, signed, authors' inscriptions
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43.F67 1990

Palimpsest : a history of the written word

by Matthew Battles
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, penmanship, communication, handwriting, writing systems
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.B385 2015

Mathematics and measurement

by O. A. W. (Oswald Ashton Wentworth) Dilke, 1915-1993
Paperback, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, numbers, history of mathematics, writing systems
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past (2)
Status
Available
Call number
QA22 .D55 1987

Greek inscriptions

by B. F. Cook
Paperback, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, ancient Greek language, history of writing, inscriptions, Greek script
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past (5)
Status
Available
Call number
CN350 .C66 1987

Etruscan

by Larissa Bonfante
Paperback, 1990
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, inscriptions, Etruscan culture, history of writing
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past
Status
Available
Call number
P1078 .B59 1990

Beyond line : the art of Korean writing

by Stephen Little, 1954- Editor
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
nonfiction, calligraphy, Korean culture, history of writing, writing materials and instruments, writing systems, Buddhist textual culture, manuscripts
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
NK3638 .A15 L673 2019

Forgotten scripts : their ongoing discovery and decipherment

by Cyrus H. (Cyrus Herzl) Gordon, 1908-2001
Hardcover, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, extinct languages, writing systems, history of writing, decipherment, cuneiform, hieroglyphs
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P901 .G65 1987

The art of Chinese calligraphy

by Jean Long
Paperback, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese characters, writing systems
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
NK3634.A2L66 1987

The early alphabet

by John F. Healey
Paperback, 1990
Tags
nonfiction, alphabet, history of writing, writing systems
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past
Status
Available
Call number
PZ11.H44 1991

Die Schriftentwicklung = The development of writing = Le développement de l'écriture

by Hans Ed (Hans Eduard) Meyer
Paperback, 1959
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, Italic hand
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.M43 1959

Linear B and related scripts

by John Chadwick, 1920-1998
Paperback, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, decipherment
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past (1)
Status
Available
Call number
P1035.C54 1987

Lost languages : the enigma of the world's undeciphered scripts

by Andrew Robinson, 1957-
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, languages, history of writing, decipherment, extinct languages
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.R59 2002

[Hsing tsʻao tu pen] = Introduction to Chinese cursive script

by Fangyu Wang, 1913-1997
Paperback, 1958
Tags
nonfiction, Chinese characters, Chinese calligraphy, handwriting, writing systems
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
PL1171.W33

Cuneiform

by C. B. F. Walker
Paperback, 1987
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, ancient civilization
Collection
Bibliognost
Series
Reading the Past (3)
Status
Available
Call number
PJ3193.W35 1987

Origins of the alphabet

by Joseph Naveh
Paperback, 1994
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, alphabet, Arabic calligraphy, ancient books, language, extinct languages
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Series
Cassell's Introducing Archaeology (6)
Status
Available
Call number
PJ3019.N3

The power of letterforms : handwritten, printed, cut or carved - how they affect us all

by Rosemary Sassoon
Paperback, 2015
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, handwriting, writing systems, alphabet, calligraphy
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43 .S2798 2015

Hieroglyphics : the writings of ancient Egypt

by Maria C. Betrò
Hardcover, 1996
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, Egyptian culture, Egyptian history
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
PJ1097.B46 1996

Maya script : a civilization and its writing

by María Longhena
Hardcover, 2000
Tags
nonfiction, Mayan language, writing systems, history of writing
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
F1435.3.W75 L65 2000

Arabic script : styles, variants, and calligraphic adaptations

by Gabriele Mandel
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
nonfiction, Arabic calligraphy, writing systems, history of writing
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Series
Grafias e Alfabetos (1)
Status
Available
Call number
NK3633.A2 M3613 2001

The story of writing

by Donald Jackson, 1938-
Hardcover, 1981
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, writing systems, alphabet, penmanship, handwriting, authors' inscriptions, authors' autographs, signed
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z107.J3 1981b

The art of written forms; the theory and practice of calligraphy

by Donald M. Anderson
Paper Book, 1969
Tags
nonfiction, calligraphy, history of writing, writing systems, alphabet
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z40.A5

A history of writing : from hieroglyph to multimedia

by Anne Marie Christin Editor
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, writing systems, Chinese calligraphy, ancient civilization, typography, handwriting, literacy, communication, history of printing
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211 .H58513 2002

Discovering old handwriting

by John Barrett
Paperback, 1995
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, penmanship, English handwriting, handwriting, palaeography
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Series
Shire Discovering (285)
Status
Available
Call number
Z105 .B37 1995

Writing systems of the world : alphabets, syllabaries, pictograms

by Akira Nakanishi
Paperback, 2003
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z40 .N2613 1990

Gregg shorthand manual simplified

by John Robert Gregg
Hardcover, 1955
Tags
nonfiction, shorthand, writing systems, handbooks and manuals
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z56.G818 1955

How writing came about

by Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Paperback, 1996
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, tokens, Middle Eastern antiquities
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
CJ4867 .S364 1996

My dear Runemeister : a voyage through the alphabet

by Lloyd J. Reynolds
Paperback, 1990
Tags
nonfiction, letters, writing systems, history of writing, calligraphy
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z114.R49 1990

A history of writing

by Albertine Gaur
Hardcover, 1984
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, calligraphy, scribes
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.G28 1985

Writing : the story of alphabets and scripts

by Georges Jean
Paperback, 1992
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, alphabet, Chinese characters, palaeography
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z40.J413 1992

The book of signs : which contains all manner of symbols used from the earliest times to the middle ages by primitive peoples and Early Christians

by Rudolf Koch
Paperback, 1955
Tags
nonfiction, symbols, writing systems, alchemy, monograms, runes, astrology
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
AZ108 .K62

The alphabet : a key to the history of mankind

by David Diringer, 1900-1975
Hardcover, 1968
Tags
nonfiction, alphabet, history of writing, writing systems, marks of ownership
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.D53 1968

A history of calligraphy

by Albertine Gaur
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, writing systems, calligraphy, Japanese calligraphy, Chinese calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43.G27 1994

Elizabethan handwriting, 1500-1650 : a manual

by Giles E. Dawson
Hardcover, 1966
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, early modern England, Italic hand
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43.D264

The book before printing : ancient, medieval, and oriental

by David Diringer
Paperback, 1982
Tags
nonfiction, history of the book, history of writing, Japanese books, Chinese books, Islamic books, medieval manuscripts, ancient books, writing systems
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z6.D57 1982

Mysteries of the alphabet : the origins of writing

by Marc-Alain Ouaknin
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
nonfiction, alphabet, writing systems, history of writing
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.O913 1999

The story of writing : [alphabets, hieroglyphs and pictograms]

by Andrew Robinson
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
nonfiction, history of writing, writing systems, decipherment, Chinese characters, Japanese writing system
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211 .R6

Calligraphy and the East Asian book

by Frederick W. Mote
Hardcover, 1988
Tags
calligraphy, East Asian culture, writing systems, Chinese calligraphy, exhibition catalogs, Gest Oriental Library and East Asian Collections, history of the book, Japanese books, Chinese books, Chinese scrolls, nonfiction
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
NK3634.A2 M67 1989

The practice of letters : the Hofer collection of writing manuals 1514-1800

by David P. Becker
Paperback, 1997
Tags
calligraphy, history of writing, writing systems, collection catalogs, writing manuals, nonfiction
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43.A2 B43 1997

Medieval calligraphy : its history and technique

by Marc Drogin
Paperback, 1980
Tags
nonfiction, instruction, handbooks and manuals, calligraphy, writing systems, history of writing, palaeography
Collections
καλλιγραφία, Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z43.D758 1989

The alphabetic labyrinth : the letters in history and imagination

by Johanna Drucker
Hardcover, 1995
Tags
nonfiction, writing systems, history of writing, alphabet, symbolism, meaning
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
P211.D75 1995

The British Library guide to writing and scripts : history and techniques

by Michelle P. Brown
Paperback, 1998
Tags
history of writing, writing technique, writing systems, scripts, nonfiction
Collection
Bibliognost
Status
Available
Call number
Z105.B76 1998

The History of Middle-earth : Part Three

by Christopher Tolkien
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
J R R Tolkien, Middle-earth, literary history, literary revision, nonfiction, writing technique, fictional worlds, fictional languages, writing systems
Series
The History of Middle-Earth (Omnibus 10-12)
Status
Available
Call number
PR6039.O32 H57 2002
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