Author: Williams, Henry Smith
Title: Manuscripts, Inscriptions and Muniments, Oriental, Classical, Medieval and Modern, Described, Classified and Arranged, Comprehending the History of the Art of Writing. Oriental and Classical Series
Description: London, Merrill & Baker, 1902. Hardcover. Oversized portfolio, 3/4 brown cloth and tan boards with gilt printing on front; plates numbered 1-100c (missing plates15-19). This is the Oriental and Classical Series. Portfolio 1. Oriental series, including Egyptian and Assyrian, and the story of the decipherment of these long-forgotten languages; the other scripts of Asia; and the ancient Mexican writing of America. -- portfolio 2. Classical series, including the story of the probable origin and the development of the Greek and Latin scripts. Good (heavy shelfwear to portfolio, pages lightly age toned but otherwise clear, missing chapter IV with plates 15-19, contains two chapter VI's with plates 23-26)) .

Keywords: Books and Manuscripts and Printing ; Manuscripts; Paleography; Writing ; ;


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