Books and Printing: A Treasury for TypophilesPaul A. Bennett World Publishing Company, 1951 - 430 páginas |
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... called " cheth " ( haith ) . The Greeks omitted the upper and lower boards thus making it like our H , and called it " eta " ( ata ) . The Romans gave it a soft sound H ( hah ) just as we do today . I - J The parts of the human body ...
... called " cheth " ( haith ) . The Greeks omitted the upper and lower boards thus making it like our H , and called it " eta " ( ata ) . The Romans gave it a soft sound H ( hah ) just as we do today . I - J The parts of the human body ...
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... called it " Nu " and the Romans did not change its form but called it N ( en ) . O In Phoenicia , as in Egypt , China and Mexico , the eye is one of the commonest elements found in the writing . It was called “ Ayin " ( ah - yin ) . The ...
... called it " Nu " and the Romans did not change its form but called it N ( en ) . O In Phoenicia , as in Egypt , China and Mexico , the eye is one of the commonest elements found in the writing . It was called “ Ayin " ( ah - yin ) . The ...
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... called " thorn . " These were introduced during the thirteenth century . The French al- ways called the former letter double vay , and in English it may be said to represent double U , as its name indicates . The letter " thorn " had ...
... called " thorn . " These were introduced during the thirteenth century . The French al- ways called the former letter double vay , and in English it may be said to represent double U , as its name indicates . The letter " thorn " had ...
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OTTO F EGE The Story of the Alphabet | 3 |
LANCELOT HOGBEN Printing Paper and Playing Cards | 15 |
RUTH S GRANNISS Colophons | 31 |
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