The Semitic Alphabets /
Taylor, Isaac
The Semitic Alphabets / Isaac Taylor. - 1 online resource (376 p.) - Kiraz Historical Grammars Archive .
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents Of Vol. I -- Tables -- Illustrations -- Chapter I . The Inventors Of Writing -- Chapter II. The Origin Of The Alphabet -- Chapter III. The Primitive Letters -- Chapter IV. The Phœnician Alphabet -- Chapter V. The Aramean Alphabets -- Chapter VI. The South Semitic Alphabets
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Isaac Taylor (1829-1901) is best known for his archaeological and philological works, especially his detailed study of the alphabets published in 1883. This book on the Semitic alphabets comprises the first volume of Taylor’s 1883 study. Taylor begins with a discussion on the invention of writing and the origin of the alphabet, then gives a discussion of three alphabetic families, what he calls the Phoenician alphabet, the Aramean alphabets (covering Palmyra, Hebrew, Syriac, Mongolian, and Arabic), and the south Semitic alphabets (covering Sabean and Ethiopic).
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781611436815 9781463233273
10.31826/9781463233273 doi
Semitic languages--Alphabet.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference.
PJ3019 / .T395 2011
492
The Semitic Alphabets / Isaac Taylor. - 1 online resource (376 p.) - Kiraz Historical Grammars Archive .
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents Of Vol. I -- Tables -- Illustrations -- Chapter I . The Inventors Of Writing -- Chapter II. The Origin Of The Alphabet -- Chapter III. The Primitive Letters -- Chapter IV. The Phœnician Alphabet -- Chapter V. The Aramean Alphabets -- Chapter VI. The South Semitic Alphabets
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Isaac Taylor (1829-1901) is best known for his archaeological and philological works, especially his detailed study of the alphabets published in 1883. This book on the Semitic alphabets comprises the first volume of Taylor’s 1883 study. Taylor begins with a discussion on the invention of writing and the origin of the alphabet, then gives a discussion of three alphabetic families, what he calls the Phoenician alphabet, the Aramean alphabets (covering Palmyra, Hebrew, Syriac, Mongolian, and Arabic), and the south Semitic alphabets (covering Sabean and Ethiopic).
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781611436815 9781463233273
10.31826/9781463233273 doi
Semitic languages--Alphabet.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reference.
PJ3019 / .T395 2011
492