The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems

By Florian Coulmas

Book Overview

This is an encyclopedia of writing systems, scripts and orthographies of all the world's major languages, past and present. It provides both a fully illustrated description of over 400 writing systems and an account of the study of writing in many different disciplines, from anthropology to psychology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 063121481X
• ISBN13: 9780631214816
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"