Ancient Writing and Its Influence

Table of contents

• Dur Debt to Greece and Rome i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Note vii
• I. the Origin of Writing 3
• Ii. the Origin of Our Alphabet 10
• Iii. the Greek Alphabet 20
• Iv. the Italic Alphabets 32
• V. the Development of the Latin Alphabet 41
• Vi. the Development of Greek Script 46
• Vii. the Writing of the Roman Empire 59
• Viii. the National Hands of the Early Middle Ages 79
• Ix. the Carolingian Script 105
• X. the Gothic Script of the Late Middle Ages 118
• Xi. the Writing of the Italian Renaissance 137
• Xii. the Invention of Printing and the Modern Period 145
• Xiii. the Spread of the Latin Alphabet 159
• Xiv. the Names of the Letters 167
• Xv. Abbreviations and Ligatures 174
• Xvi. Numerals 189
• Xvii. Writing Materials and Practices 196
• Xviii. Our Debt 217
• Index of Plate Descriptions 224
• Notes and Bibliography 225
• Bibliography 231
• Contributors to the "Our Debt to Greece and Rome Fund" Whose Generosity Has Made Possible the Library 235

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